Heterozygosity of the Yellowstone wolves

Heterozygosity of the Yellowstone wolves.

IVANA JANKOVIC,* BRIDGETT M. V O N HOLDT† and NOAH A. ROSENBERG*‡ *Center for Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics, University of Michigan, 2017 Palmer Commons, 100 Washtenaw Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA, †University of California, Los Angeles, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, 621 Charles E. Young Dr. South, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA, ‡Department of Human Genetics and the Life Sciences I...

NEWS AND VIEWS: Heterozygosity of the Yellowstone wolves

IVANA JANKOVIC,* BRIDGETT M. V O N HOLDT† and NOAH A. ROSENBERG*‡ *Center for Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics, University of Michigan, 2017 Palmer Commons, 100 Washtenaw Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA, †University of California, Los Angeles, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, 621 Charles E. Young Dr. South, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA, ‡Department of Human Genetics and the Life Sciences I...

The Wolves of Yellowstone

Perhaps no other large predator is more deeply embedded in our psyche than the wolf. Vilified throughout history in both legend and literature, humans had effectively eradicated wolves from Europe by 1850. In the United States, the government declared a war of extermination against gray wolves (Canis lupus) beginning in the early 1800s. Hunters, ranchers, and farmers eagerly enlisted, using let...

The genealogy and genetic viability of reintroduced Yellowstone grey wolves.

The recovery of the grey wolf in Yellowstone National Park is an outstanding example of a successful reintroduction. A general question concerning reintroduction is the degree to which genetic variation has been preserved and the specific behavioural mechanisms that enhance the preservation of genetic diversity and reduce inbreeding. We have analysed 200 Yellowstone wolves, including all 31 fou...

Aspen, Elk and Wolves in Yellowstone: Are Aspen Recovering Since the Return of Wolves