Posts Tagged: coastal
Some of the Pacific Northwest’s Wolves Have Coastal Genes
September 30, 2018
Wolves are recolonizing Washington, Oregon, and California, but new genetic research shows there’s something odd about these new arrivals. Wolves were wiped out in Washington State in the early 20th century—the victims of bounty hunting as ranching and farming expanded … read more
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Going Coastal: Shared Evolutionary History between Coastal British Columbia and Southeast Alaska Wolves (Canis lupus)
October 30, 2017
Byron V. Weckworth, Natalie G. Dawson, Sandra L. Talbot, Melanie J. Flamme, Joseph A. Cook Many coastal species occupying the temperate rainforests of the Pacific Northwest in North America comprise endemic populations genetically and ecologically distinct from interior continental conspecifics. … read more
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