Fig 1.
The location of the Henry Mountains in the state of Utah. Tissue (tail hair) samples for genetic analysis were collected from bison throughout the area enclosed by the black polygon.
Table 1.
Genetic Diversity and Domestic Cattle Introgression.
Fig 2.
Genomic contributions of 8 US federal bison herds to the Henry Mountains herd, in which 129 animals were sampled for 40 microsatellite loci. Herds were identified a priori for analysis. Contributions of <10% were considered insignificant.
Fig 3.
Histogram of Genomic Contributions.
A histogram showing the relative contributions of each of the 8 federal bison herds to the Henry Mountains herd for 40 microsatellite loci, in which 129 animals were sampled with K = 8. It also shows contributions of the 8 federal herds to each other’s genetic composition. Herds were identified a priori for analysis. See Fig 2 for herd name abbreviations.
Fig 4.
Unrooted tree diagram with maximum likelihood scores comparing Henry Mountain bison samples to 8 US federal herds using 40 polymorphic loci. See Fig 2 for herd name abbreviations.