Effective population size estimates are critical information needed for evolutionary
predictions and conservation decisions. This is particularly true for species with social …

The last known red wolves were captured in southwestern Louisiana and eastern Texas in
1980 to establish a captive breeding population. Before their extirpation, gene flow with …

Before Europeans colonized North America, a uniquely American wolf roamed the eastern
forests of southern Canada to Florida and west to the Great Plains. Known today as “red …

Simple Summary Facial expressions are important for many animals when communicating
with other individuals both within and outside of their own species or group. The canid family …

Abstract Canis rufus (Red Wolf) is one of the most endangered mammals in North America.
However, genes of the Red Wolf persist across much of the species' original range, carried …

Background Hybridization can be a conservation concern if genomic introgression leads to
the loss of an endangered species' unique genome, or when hybrid offspring are sterile or …

Species are considered by some to be the most basal and important taxa in nature, and this
central role is used to characterize important ecological and evolutionary processes with …

Background: Hybridization can be a conservation concern if genomic introgression leads to
the loss of an endangered species' unique genome, or when hybrid offspring are sterile or …

The red wolf Canis rufus is endemic to the southeastern United States and has been
reduced to a single population occupying the Albemarle Peninsula in coastal North …

In the early 1900s, a unique wolf-like canid1 first appeared in the forested and agricultural
landscapes of north-eastern North America. Later it appeared more frequently in large cities …