64 Black Coyotes and Coydogs
In this episode I dive into some research papers on genetics of coyotes, wolves, and dogs, looking to answer the question that comes up at least once a year about coydogs.\xa0 In doing so I also run across an interesting paper that may explain what causes the melanistic, or black coyote.\xa0 Black coyotes are not common, but they aren\u2019t necessarily uncommon either.\xa0 Trappers catch them on occasion and hunters usually have pictures of black coyotes on their trail cameras. \xa0\xa0See the links to articles below.
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For researching, Google Scholar - https://scholar.google.com/ - is a valuable tool for finding peer reviewed research papers.
Genetic Characterization of Eastern \u201cCoyotes\u201d in Eastern Massachussetts \u2013 Abstract only https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Genetic-Characterization-of-Eastern-%E2%80%9CCoyotes%E2%80%9D-in-Way-Rutledge/ef4114834b96137ed7c407b61300382578565e63\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0
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Using faecal DNA sampling\xa0and GIS to monitor hybridization between\xa0red wolves\xa0(Canis rufus) and coyotes (Canis latrans) https://redwolves.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/2-Adams-et-al.-2003.pdf \xa0 Widespread occurrence of a domestic dog mitochondrial DNA haplotype in southeastern US coyotes http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.711.1321&rep=rep1&type=pdf \xa0 Molecular and Evolutionary History of Melanism in North American Gray Wolves https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2903542/ \xa0 Be sure to follow on social Facebook \u2013 https://www.facebook.com/pg/Coyote-Trapping-School-737119119640782/about/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/coyote_trapping_school/\xa0
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