Poop Reveals Immigrant in Isle Royale Wolves' Gene Pool
Thursday, March 31, 2011 - 13:30
in Paleontology & Archaeology
The wolves of Isle Royale have done it again--surprised the scientists who have spent more than half a century studying them. Up to now, the wolves were believed to be completely isolated on the Lake Superior island. Now the DNA of an immigrant wolf from Canada has shown up in the wolves' droppings.