Accounting for sex‑specific differences in gene flow and functional connectivity for cougars and implications for management

Katherine Zeller; Claudia Wultsch; Lindsay S. Welfelt; Richard A. Beausoleil; Erin L. Landguth

doi:10.1007/s10980-022-01556-z

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Accounting for sex‑specific differences in gene flow and functional connectivity for cougars and implications for management

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Authors:

Katherine Zeller, Claudia Wultsch, Lindsay S. Welfelt, Richard A. Beausoleil, Erin L. Landguth

Year:

2023

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-022-01556-z

Source:

Landscape Ecology. 38: 223-237.

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Abstract

Maintenance of connectivity is a commonly recommended strategy for species management and conservation as habitat loss and fragmentation continues. Therefore, functional connectivity modeling is needed for species over large geographic areas. However, sex-specific functional connectivity is rarely considered, even though the results of such an analysis have the potential to influence applied management practices.

Keywords

Puma concolor, landscape genetics, resistant kernels, connectivity, resistance, dispersal

Citation

Zeller, Katherine A.; Wultsch, Claudia; Welfelt, Lindsay S.; Beausoleil, Richard A.; Landguth, Erin L. 2023. Accounting for sex‑specific differences in gene flow and functional connectivity for cougars and implications for management. Landscape Ecology. 38: 223-237.