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Adaptive Genetic Markers Reveal the Biological Significance and Evolutionary History of Woodland Caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) Ecotypes

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Year: 2015, 2015
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Marques, Adam Joseph Doncheff, Thesis advisor (ths): Wilson, Paul J, Thesis advisor (ths): Abraham, Ken F, Degree committee member (dgc): Schaefer, James A, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>Migratory and sedentary ecotypes are phenotypic distinctions of woodland caribou. I explored whether I could distinguish between these ecotypes in Manitoba and Ontario using genetic signatures of adaptive differentiation. I anticipated that signatures of selection would indicate genetic structure and permit ecotype assignment of individuals. Cytochrome-b, a functional portion of the… more
Full Text: ADAPTIVE GENETIC MARKERS REVEAL THE BIOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE AND EVOLUTIONARY HISTORY OF WOODLAND CARIBOU (RANGIFER TARANDUS CARIBOU) ECOTYPES A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for a Degree …