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ArticlePloS one2017

Studies of wolf x coyote hybridization via artificial insemination.

L David Mech, Cheryl S Asa, Margaret Callahan, Bruce W Christensen, Fran Smith, Julie K Young

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Article in PloS one, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

L David MechU. S. Geological Survey, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, Jamestown, North Dakota, United States of America.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3944-7769
Cheryl S AsaResearch Department, Saint Louis Zoo, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America.
Margaret CallahanWildlife Science Center, Forest Lake, Minnesota, United States of America.
Bruce W ChristensenDepartment of Population Health and Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America.
Fran SmithSmith Veterinary Hospital, Inc., Burnsville, Minnesota, United States of America.
Julie K YoungU. S. Department of Agriculture, Wildlife Services, National Wildlife Research Center, Predator Research Facility, Department of Wildland Resources, Utah State University, Logan, Utah, United States of America.
Saint Louis Zoo · USSmith Clinic · USUnited States Geological Survey · USUniversity of California, Davis · USUtah State University · USWildlife Science Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Following the production of western gray wolf (Canis lupus) x western coyote (Canis latrans) hybrids via artificial insemination (AI), the present article documents that the hybrids survived in captivity for at least 4 years and successfully bred with each other. It further reports that backcrossing one of the hybrids to a male gray wolf by AI also resulted in the birth of live pups that have survived for at least 10 months. All male hybrids (F1 and F2) produced sperm by about 10 months of age, and sperm quality of the F1 males fell within the fertile range for domestic dogs, but sperm motility and morphology, in particular, were low in F2 males at 10 months but improved in samples taken at 22 months of age. These studies are relevant to a long-standing controversy about the identity of the red wolf (Canis rufus), the existence of a proposed new species (Canis lycaon) of gray wolf, and to the role of hybridization in mammalian evolution.

Indexed as

Hybridization, GeneticInsemination, ArtificialAnimalsCoyotesCrosses, GeneticFemaleGenetics, PopulationGeographyMaleNorth AmericaPhylogenySperm MotilityWolves

Identifiers

PMID28863171
PMCPMC5581171
OpenAlexW2751707030

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