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Natural re-colonization and admixture of wolves (Canis lupus) in the US Pacific Northwest: challenges for the protection and management of rare and endangered taxa.
Heredity - 1 Feb 2019
Hendricks Sarah A, Schweizer Rena M, Harrigan Ryan J, Pollinger John P, Paquet Paul C, Darimont Chris T, Adams Jennifer R, Waits Lisette P, vonHoldt Bridgett M, Hohenlohe Paul A, Wayne Robert K
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Admixture resulting from natural dispersal processes can potentially generate novel phenotypic variation that may facilitate persistence in changing environments or result in the loss of population-specific adaptations. Yet, under the US Endangered Species Act, policy is limited for management of individuals whose ancestry includes a protected taxon; therefore, they are generally not protected under the Act. This...
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