Range‐wide analysis of genetic structure in a widespread, highly mobile species (Odocoileus hemionus) reveals the importance of historical biogeography

EK Latch, DM Reding, JR Heffelfinger… - Molecular …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Highly mobile species that thrive in a wide range of habitats are expected to show little
genetic differentiation across their range. A limited but growing number of studies have …

Species‐wide phylogeography of North American mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus): cryptic glacial refugia and postglacial recolonization

EK Latch, JR Heffelfinger, JA Fike… - Molecular …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Quaternary climatic oscillations greatly influenced the present‐day population genetic
structure of animals and plants. For species with high dispersal and reproductive potential …

Landscape genetics of California mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus): the roles of ecological and historical factors in generating differentiation

KM Pease, AH Freedman, JP Pollinger… - Molecular …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Landscape genetics is an emerging discipline that utilizes environmental and historical data
to understand geographic patterns of genetic diversity. Niche modelling has added a new …

Delineating genetic groupings in continuously distributed species across largely homogeneous landscapes: a study of American black bears (Ursus americanus) in …

A Pelletier, ME Obbard, K Mills, EJ Howe… - Canadian Journal of …, 2012 - cdnsciencepub.com
There is a crucial need to understand the genetic consequences of landscape modifications
on continuous populations that could become fragmented, and to evaluate the degree of …

Spatial population genetics in heavily managed species: Separating patterns of historical translocation from contemporary gene flow in white‐tailed deer

TK Chafin, ZD Zbinden, MR Douglas… - Evolutionary …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Approximately 100 years ago, unregulated harvest nearly eliminated white‐tailed deer
(Odocoileus virginianus) from eastern North America, which subsequently served to catalyze …

Spatial genetic structure of Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis canadensis) at the northern limit of their native range

S Deakin, JC Gorrell, J Kneteman… - Canadian Journal of …, 2020 - cdnsciencepub.com
The Canadian Rocky Mountains are one of the few places on Earth where the spatial
genetic structure of wide-ranging species has been relatively unaffected by anthropogenic …

Pleistocene and ecological effects on continental‐scale genetic differentiation in the bobcat (Lynx rufus)

DM Reding, AM Bronikowski, WE Johnson… - Molecular …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The potential for widespread, mobile species to exhibit genetic structure without clear
geographic barriers is a topic of growing interest. Yet the patterns and mechanisms of …

Lack of sex-biased dispersal promotes fine-scale genetic structure in alpine ungulates

GH Roffler, SL Talbot, G Luikart, GK Sage… - Conservation …, 2014 - Springer
Identifying patterns of fine-scale genetic structure in natural populations can advance
understanding of critical ecological processes such as dispersal and gene flow across …

Assessing population structure at high levels of differentiation: microsatellite comparisons of bighorn sheep and large carnivores

SH Forbes, JT Hogg - Animal Conservation Forum, 1999 - cambridge.org
Use of a new class of molecular marker for evolutionary or conservation studies may
promise improved information, but it may also call for reassessment of analytical methods …

Microsatellites indicate minimal barriers to mule deer Odocoileus hemionus dispersal across Montana, USA

JH Powell, ST Kalinowski, MD Higgs… - Wildlife …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
To better understand the future spread of chronic wasting disease, we conducted a genetic
assessment of mule deer Odocoileus hemionus population structure across the state of …