Size‐assortative choice and mate availability influences hybridization between red wolves (Canis rufus) and coyotes (Canis latrans)

RT @joeyhinton22: Ancestry persisted because of a combination of some red wolves evading capture and surviving well into the 1980s and asso…

Ancestry persisted because of a combination of some red wolves evading capture and surviving well into the 1980s and assortative mating in which larger canids preferred to mate with other larger canids. Size-assortative mating was observed in red wolves.

RT @EllaRob57681924: Human activity and hybridisation with coyotes (Canis latrans) in North Carolina have proved to be detrimental to red w…

Human activity and hybridisation with coyotes (Canis latrans) in North Carolina have proved to be detrimental to red wolf communities! It may be possible to increase red wolf numbers by increasing abundance and protecting core populations.#BI6192 Read on