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Taxonomic status and conservation strategy of the endangered red wolf: a response to Kyle et al. (2006)

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We are grateful to the Red Wolf Recovery Implementation Team for comments on a previous draft.

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  1. Department of Biology, Trent University, Peterborough, ON, Canada, K9J 7B8

    D. L. Murray

  2. Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, 83844, USA

    L. P. Waits

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Murray, D.L., Waits, L.P. Taxonomic status and conservation strategy of the endangered red wolf: a response to Kyle et al. (2006). Conserv Genet 8, 1483–1485 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-007-9307-1

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