Genomic Evidence for Island Population Conversion Resolves Conflicting Theories of Polar Bear Evolution

James A. Cahill; Richard E. Green; Tara L. Fulton; Mathias Stiller; Flora Jay; Nikita Ovsyanikov; Rauf Salamzade; John St. John; Ian Stirling; Montgomery Slatkin; Beth Shapiro

doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1003345

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Genomic Evidence for Island Population Conversion Resolves Conflicting Theories of Polar Bear Evolution

James A. Cahill,

Affiliation Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, United States of America
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Richard E. Green,

Affiliation Department of Biomolecular Engineering, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, United States of America
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Tara L. Fulton,

Affiliation Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, United States of America
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Mathias Stiller,

Affiliation Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, United States of America
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Flora Jay,

Affiliation Department of Integrative Biology, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, California, United States of America
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Nikita Ovsyanikov,

Affiliation Wrangel Island State Nature Reserve, Pevek, Russia
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Rauf Salamzade,

Affiliation Department of Biomolecular Engineering, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, United States of America
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John St. John,

Affiliation Department of Biomolecular Engineering, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, United States of America
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Ian Stirling,

Affiliations Wildlife Research Division, Department of Environment, Edmonton, Canada, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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Montgomery Slatkin,

Affiliation Department of Integrative Biology, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, California, United States of America
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Beth Shapiro

* E-mail: beth.shapiro@gmail.com

Affiliation Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, United States of America
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Genomic Evidence for Island Population Conversion Resolves Conflicting Theories of Polar Bear Evolution

James A. Cahill,
Richard E. Green,
Tara L. Fulton,
Mathias Stiller,
Flora Jay,
Nikita Ovsyanikov,
Rauf Salamzade,
John St. John,
Ian Stirling,
Montgomery Slatkin

Published: March 14, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1003345

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