Title
Genetic and environmental influences on pup mortality risk for wolves and coyotes within a Canis hybrid zone
Author(s)
Benson JF
Published
2013
Publisher
Biological Conservation
Abstract
Eastern wolves (Canis lycaon) are a species of special concern federally in Canada that have hybridized extensively with coyotes (Canis latrans) and gray wolves (Canis lupus) in and adjacent to Algonquin Provincial Park (APP), Ontario. A comprehensive understanding of eastern wolf demography and wolf-coyote hybridization dynamics is needed for informed management, yet no studies have investigated the influence of genetic ancestry and environmental heterogeneity on survival of wolf, coyote, and hybrid pups. This study uses telemetry, genetic, and environmental data to model and estimate genotype-specific survival and cause-specific mortality of Canis pups in eastern and western APP and the adjacent Wildlife Management Unit 49.
Full Citation
Benson JF, Mills KJ, Loveless KM, Patterson BR. 2013. Genetic and environmental influences on pup mortality risk for wolves and coyotes within a Canis hybrid zone. Biological Conservation 166: 133-141.

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