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North-South differentiation and a region of high diversity in European wolves (Canis lupus).
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Stronen Astrid V, Jędrzejewska Bogumiła, Pertoldi Cino, Demontis Ditte, Randi Ettore, Niedziałkowska Magdalena, Pilot Małgorzata, Sidorovich Vadim E, Dykyy Ihor, Kusak Josip, Tsingarska Elena, Kojola Ilpo, Karamanlidis Alexandros A, Ornicans Aivars, Lobkov Vladimir A, Dumenko Vitalii, Czarnomska Sylwia D
Abstract excerpt
European wolves (Canis lupus) show population genetic structure in the absence of geographic barriers, and across relatively short distances for this highly mobile species. Additional information on the location of and divergence between population clusters is required, particularly because wolves are currently recolonizing parts of Europe. We evaluated genetic structure in 177 wolves from 11 countries using over...
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