Phantom Subspecies: The Wood Bison, Bison bison "athabascae" Rhoads 1897 Is Not a Valid Taxon, but an Ecotype

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Author: Geist, Valerius
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1991
• Subjects: Animal anatomy; Animal integumentary systems; Animal taxonomy; North American bison; Steppe bison; Elk Island National Park; Alberta; Mackenzie Bison Sanctuary; N.W.T; Wood Buffalo National Park; Alberta/N.W.T; Nyarling River region; Nyarling River; Wood Buffalo; Arctic; Bison bison athabascae; Wood Bison; Bison bison bison; Plains Bison
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64606

The proposal that the "hybrid bison" of Wood Buffalo National Park (WBNP) be exterminated and replaced with "wood bison" has no taxonomic justification. The subspecies Bison bison athabascae Rhoads 1897 is based on the inadequate descriptions and taxonomically invalid criteria -...