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Wolverine Gene Flow Across A Narrow Climatic Niche, Michael K. Schwartz, Jeffrey P. Copeland, Neil J. Anderson, John R. Squires, Robert M. Inman, Kevin Scot Mckelvey, Kristine L. Pilgrim, Lisette P. Waits, Samuel A. Cushman
Wolverine Gene Flow Across A Narrow Climatic Niche, Michael K. Schwartz, Jeffrey P. Copeland, Neil J. Anderson, John R. Squires, Robert M. Inman, Kevin Scot Mckelvey, Kristine L. Pilgrim, Lisette P. Waits, Samuel A. Cushman
Wildlife Biology Faculty Publications
Wolverines (Guio guio) are one of the rarest carnivores in the contiguous United States. Effective population sizes in Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming, where most of the wolverines in the contiguous United States exist, were calculated to be 35 (credible limits, 28 52) suggesting low abundance. Landscape features that influence wolverine population substructure and gene flow are largely unknown. Recent work has identified strong associations between areas with persistent spring snow and wolverine presence and range. We tested whether a dispersal model in which wolverines prefer to disperse through areas characterized by persistent spring snow cover produced least-cost paths among all …