Genetic consequences of habitat fragmentation and loss: the case of the Florida black bear (Ursus americanus floridanus)

Jeremy D. Dixon1, Madan K. Oli2, Michael C. Wooten3, Thomas Eason4, J. Walter McCown5, Mark W. Cunningham5
1Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, P.O. Box 177, Olustee, FL, 32072, USA
2Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA
3Department of Biological Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, USA
4Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Tallahassee, USA
5Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Gainesville, USA

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