Taxonomic Implications of Morphological and Genetic Differences in Northeastern Coyotes (Coywolves) (Canis latrans × C. lycaon), Western Coyotes (C. latrans), and Eastern Wolves (C. lycaon or C. lupus lycaon)
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common in nature, having been documented in amphibians, insects, fish, birds, and especially within closely related plant species (Berger 1973; arnold 1992; Fritz et al. 1994; haddad et al. 1994; Parris et al. 1999; arnold et al. 1999; albert et al. 2006; Schierenbeck and Ellstrand 2009; Meyerson et al. 2010). allendorf et al. (2001) noted that hybridization is more common in fish than in other vertebrates, and hybridization in fish has been facilitated by the extensive introduction of nonnative fish species worldwide. Within mammals, hybridization has rarely been documented, but canids represent a notable case of widespread interspecies mating (Wheeldon and White 2009; Wilson et al. 2009; Way et al. 2010; vonholdt et al. 2011). The canid currently inhabiting northeastern North america was originally described in the 1960s as being a large Coyote-like animal that is the result of hybrid ization with wolves and dogs (Lawrence and Bossert 1969; Silver and Silver 1969; Lawrence and Bossert 1975). This animal has been variously called coydog, eastern Coyote, Tweed Wolf, brush Wolf, northeastern Coyote, Coyote, new Wolf, and Coywolf, and it has scientifically been described as Canis latrans var. (Lawrence and Bossert 1969; Silver and Silver 1969; Lawrence and Bossert 1975; Parker 1995) and as Canis latrans × C. lycaon (Way et al. 2010; Wheeldon et al. 2010a). It is now generally accepted that northeastern Coyotes formed in the early 1900s (hilton 1978; Parker 1995; Taxonomic Implications of Morphological and Genetic Differences in Northeastern Coyotes (Coywolves) (Canis latrans × C. lycaon), Western Coyotes (C. latrans), and Eastern Wolves (C. lycaon or C. lupus lycaon)
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تاریخ انتشار 2013