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Historical and ecological determinants of genetic structure in arctic canids.
Molecular ecology - 1 Aug 2007
Carmichael L E, Krizan J, Nagy J A, Fuglei E, Dumond M, Johnson D, Veitch A, Berteaux D, Strobeck C
Abstract excerpt
Wolves (Canis lupus) and arctic foxes (Alopex lagopus) are the only canid species found throughout the mainland tundra and arctic islands of North America. Contrasting evolutionary histories, and the contemporary ecology of each species, have combined to produce their divergent population genetic characteristics. Arctic foxes are more variable than wolves, and both island and mainland fox populations possess...
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