Comment on "Whole-genome sequence analysis shows two endemic species of North American wolf are admixtures of the coyote and gray wolf"

Affiliations

¹ Department of Biological Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844-3051, USA.
² Biology Department, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario K9L 0G2, Canada.
³ Department of Fish and Wildlife Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844-1136, USA.
⁴ Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
⁵ Falls Church, VA 22043, USA.
⁶ Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario K9L 0G2, Canada.
⁷ Timber Wolf Alliance, Northland College, Ashland, WI 54806, USA.

Comment

Paul A Hohenlohe et al. Sci Adv. 2017.

. 2017 Jun 7;3(6):e1602250.

doi: 10.1126/sciadv.1602250. eCollection 2017 Jun.

¹ Department of Biological Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844-3051, USA.
² Biology Department, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario K9L 0G2, Canada.
³ Department of Fish and Wildlife Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844-1136, USA.
⁴ Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
⁵ Falls Church, VA 22043, USA.
⁶ Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario K9L 0G2, Canada.
⁷ Timber Wolf Alliance, Northland College, Ashland, WI 54806, USA.

Abstract

Whole-genome data do not support a recent hybrid origin for red and eastern wolves.

Keywords: Canis; admixture; coyotes; hybridization; species conservation; whole-genome sequencing; wolves.

Response to Hohenlohe et al.
vonHoldt BM, Cahill JA, Gronau I, Shapiro B, Wall J, Wayne RK. vonHoldt BM, et al. Sci Adv. 2017 Jun 7;3(6):e1701233. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.1701233. eCollection 2017 Jun. Sci Adv. 2017. PMID: 28630935 Free PMC article.

Whole-genome sequence analysis shows that two endemic species of North American wolf are admixtures of the coyote and gray wolf.
vonHoldt BM, Cahill JA, Fan Z, Gronau I, Robinson J, Pollinger JP, Shapiro B, Wall J, Wayne RK. vonHoldt BM, et al. Sci Adv. 2016 Jul 27;2(7):e1501714. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.1501714. eCollection 2016 Jul. Sci Adv. 2016. PMID: 29713682 Free PMC article.

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