Publication Type:
Government ReportSource:
p.27 (2019)Call Number:
U19MCL01IDUSOther Number:
Cooperative Agreement No.: F17AC00311 2Keywords:
DNA testing, Merriam's ground squirrel, mtDNA, phylogenetic analysis, Urocitellus canus, Urocitellus canus canus, Urocitellus canus mollis, Urocitellus canus vigilis, Urocitellus mollis, Urocitellus mollis mollisAbstract:
This report details results of a collaborative project between University of New Mexico (UNM) and US Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) to fill crucial data gaps related to distribution and population genetic status of U. c. vigilis in Idaho. The project (15 April 2017–1 Nov. 2019) was integrative and utilized new field surveys, live-trapping, specimen collection, mitochondrial and nuclear genotyping, and molecular analyses. The project had three major goals: 1) evaluate the current population status of U. c. vigilis in Owyhee County using visual surveys and targeted live-trapping; 2) assess the genomic distinctiveness and population connectivity of U. c. vigilis within Owyhee County (and in relation to adjacent populations in Oregon); and 3) assess the potential for range overlap and genomic admixture between U. c. vigilis and populations of U. mollis mollis in Owyhee County.
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Electronic file: Zoology: Mammals
(Approximate CSE-style) citation: McLean BS, Cook JA (Museum of Southwestern Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque). 2019. Distribution and population connectivity of Merriam's ground squirrel (Urocitellus canus vigilis). 27 p. Cooperative Agreement No.: F17AC00311. Prepared for US Fish and Wildlife Service, Idaho Fish and Wildlife Office.