Where east meets west : Phylogeography of the high Arctic North American brant goose

• Published in: Ecology and Evolution
• Main Authors: Wilson, Robert E., Boyd, Sean, Sonsthagen, Sarah A., Ward, David H., Clausen, Preben, Dickson, Kathryn M., Ebbinge, Barwolt S., Gudmundsson, Gudmundur A., Sage, George K., Rearick, Jolene R., Derksen, Dirk V., Talbot, Sandra L.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: Branta bernicla; brant geese; contact zones; genetic structure; refugia; Arctic; Brant; Canada; Pacific; brant goose; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/where-east-meets-west-phylogeography-of-the-high-arctic-north-ame; https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.11245

Genetic variation in Arctic species is often influenced by vicariance during the Pleistocene, as ice sheets fragmented the landscape and displaced populations to low- and high-latitude refugia. The formation of secondary contact or suture zones during periods of ice sheet retraction has important co...