Lynx distribution, status, and management in southern Canada

Jeff Bowman

Ontario MNRF and Trent University

Wildlife management in Canada is largely a provincial responsibility

Registered traplines in Ontario

British Columbia

Alberta

Saskatchewan

Manitoba

Ontario

Quebec

Newfoundland and Labrador

Northwest Territories

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Powell et al. 2014. CEMP Annual Report.

Southern Ontario

Row et al. 2012. Conservation Genetics 13: 1259-1268.

Gene flow across Canada

Row et al. 2012. Conservation Genetics 13: 1259-1268.

Gene flow across Canada

Subtle genetic structure

Cristen Watt, Trent University, ongoing thesis work.

Barrier effect of St. Lawrence River

Koen et al. 2015. Canadian Journal of Zoology 93: 521-530.

Koen et al. 2015. Canadian Journal of Zoology 93: 521-530.

Koen et al. 2015. Canadian Journal of Zoology 93: 521-530.

Melanie Prentice, Trent University, ongoing thesis work.

Melanie Prentice, Trent University, ongoing thesis work.

NR1D1 Genomics

Melanie Prentice, Trent University, ongoing thesis work.

AR - Females Genomics

Melanie Prentice, Trent University, ongoing thesis work.

AR - Males Genomics

Koen et al. 2014. Ecography 37: 754-762.

Range contraction

Koen et al. 2014. Ecography 37: 754-762.

Range contraction

Koen et al. 2014. Ecography 37: 754-762.

High probability

Low probability

Walpole et al. 2012. Landscape Ecology 27: 761-773

Poole. 2003. Canadian Field-Naturalist 117: 360-376.

Range contraction

Row et al. 2014. Global Change Biology 20: 2076-2086

Effect of winter climate

Lynx-bobcat hybridization

Lynx-bobcat hybridization

Lynx-bobcat hybridization

Koen et al. 2014. Biological Conservation 178: 107-115.

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Collaborators: Paul Wilson, Dennis Murray, Erin Koen, Melanie Prentice, Jeff Row, Cristen Watt, Aaron Walpole More information: people.trentu.ca/jebowman

References Prentice, M., J. Bowman, and P. J. Wilson. A test of somatic mosaicism in the androgen receptor of Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis). BMC Genetics. In press. Koen, E.L., J. Bowman, and P.J. Wilson. 2015. Isolation of peripheral populations of Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis). Canadian Journal of Zoology 93: 521-530 . Hornseth, M.L., A.A. Walpole, L.R. Walton, J. Bowman, J.C. Ray, M.-J. Fortin, and D.L. Murray. 2014. Habitat loss, not fragmentation, drives occurrence patterns of Canada lynx at the southern range periphery. PLOS ONE 9(11): e113511. Koen, E.L., J. Bowman, J. L. Lalor, and P. J. Wilson. 2014. Continental-scale assessment of the hybrid zone between bobcat and Canada lynx. Biological Conservation. 178: 107-115. Koen, E.L., J. Bowman, D. L. Murray, and P. J. Wilson. 2014. Climate change reduces genetic diversity of Canada lynx at the trailing range edge. Ecography 37: 754-762. . Row, J.R., P. J. Wilson, C. Gomez, E. L. Koen, J. Bowman, D. H. Thornton, and D. L. Murray. 2014. The subtle role of climate change on population genetic structure in Canada lynx. Global Change Biology 20: 2076-2086. Row, J.R., C. Gomez, E.L. Koen, J. Bowman, D.L. Murray, and P.J. Wilson. 2012. Dispersal promotes high gene flow among Canada lynx populations across mainland North America. Conservation Genetics 13: 1259-1268. Walpole, A.A., J. Bowman, D. L. Murray, and P. J. Wilson. 2012. Functional connectivity of Canada lynx at their southern range boundary. Landscape Ecology 27: 761-773.