James R. Heffelfinger

Ancient genomes of Sitka black-tailed deer show evidence for early postglacial dispersal along the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America

Abstract Background The Pacific Northwestern region of North America is inhabited by two distinct subspecies of black-tailed deer, Columbian ( Odocoileus hemionus columbianus ) and Sitka ( O. h. sitkensis ) black-tailed deer, which exhibit a complex evolutionary history shaped by...