Journal
BIOLOGY LETTERS
Volume 5, Issue 1, Pages 101-104Publisher
ROYAL SOC
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2008.0516
Keywords
hybridization; mitochondrial haplotype; microsatellite genotype; eastern wolf
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- NSERC
- Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
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The genetic status of wolves in the western Great Lakes region has received increased attention following the decision to remove them from protection under the US Endangered Species Act. A recent study of mitochondrial DNA has suggested that the recovered wolf population is not genetically representative of the historic population. We present microsatellite genotype data on three historic samples and compare them with extant populations, and interpret published genetic data to show that the pre-recovery population was admixed over a century ago by eastern wolf (Canis lycaon) and grey wolf (Canis lupus) hybridization. The DNA profiles of the historic samples are similar to those of extant animals in the region, suggesting that the current Great Lakes wolves are representative of the historic population.
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