Title
A protected area influences genotype-specific survival and the structure of a Canis hybrid zone
Author(s)
Benson JF
Published
2014
Publisher
Ecology
Abstract
It is widely recognized that protected areas can strongly influence ecological systems and that hybridization is an important conservation issue. However, previous studies have not explicitly considered the influence of protected areas on hybridization dynamics. Eastern wolves are a species of special concern and their distribution is largely restricted to a protected population in Algonquin Provincial Park (APP), Ontario, Canada, where they are the numerically dominant canid. This study examines intrinsic and extrinsic factors influencing survival and cause-specific mortality of hybrid and parental canids in the three-species hybrid zone between eastern wolves, eastern coyotes, and gray wolves in and adjacent to APP.
Full Citation
Benson JF, Patterson BR, Mahoney PJ. 2014. A protected area influences genotype-specific survival and the structure of a Canis hybrid zone. Ecology 95(2): 254-264. DOI: 10.1890/13-0698.1.
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