Data from: Reconstruction of caribou evolutionary history in Western North America and its implications for conservation

• Main Authors: Weckworth, Byron V., Musiani, Marco, McDevitt, Allan D., Hebblewhite, Mark, Mariani, Stefano
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: Dryad 2020
• Subjects: Rangifer tarandus; phylogeography; endangered species; Ecotypes; genetic markers; subspecies; Alberta; Alaska; British Columbia; Northwest Territories; Yukon; Life sciences; medicine and health care; geo; envir; Canada; Beringia
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.gn22271h

The role of Beringia as a refugium and route for trans-continental exchange of fauna during glacial cycles of the past 2 million years are well documented; less apparent is its contribution as a significant reservoir of genetic diversity. Using mitochondrial DNA sequences and 14 microsatellite loci,...