| Abstract: | We used data on the polymorphic status of ‘1-antitrypsin (‘1AT) to study the relationship of Minnesota wolves to the gray wolf (Canis lupus), which was thought to have evolved in Eurasia, and to red wolves (Canis rufus) and coyotes (Canis latrans), which putatively evolved in North America. Recent evidence had indicated that Minnesota wolves might be more closely related to red wolves and coyotes. Samples from wild-caught Minnesota wolves and from captive wolves, at least some of which originated in Alaska and western Canada, were similarly polymorphic for ‘1AT, whereas coyote and red wolf samples were all monomorphic. Our findings, in conjunction with earlier results, are consistent with the Minnesota wolf being a gray wolf of Eurasian origin or possibly a hybrid between the gray wolf of Eurasian origin and the proposed North American wolf. |
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| Citation Author: | Mech, L.D.; Federoff, N.E. |
| Citation Contributing Office: | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
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| Citation Language: | English |
| Citation Larger Work Title: | Canadian Journal of Zoology |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | 961-963 |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | ‘1-Antitrypsin polymorphism and systematics of eastern North American wolves; 2002; Article; Journal; Canadian Journal of Zoology; Mech, L.D.; Federoff, N.E. |
| Citation Start Page: | 961 |
| Citation Volume: | 80 |
| Citation Year: | 2002 |
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| Text: | ‘1-Antitrypsin polymorphism and systematics of eastern North American wolves; 2002; Article; Journal; Canadian Journal of Zoology; Mech, L.D.; Federoff, N.E. |
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