Two distinct lineages of American pine marten (Martes americana) have been identified based on morphology and the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene. Both lineages (western = "caurina", eastern = "americana") probably colonized Southeast Alaska since the last glacial advance and may be in secondary contact in the region. Based on mitochondrial data (N>500), the two lineages are allopatric in Southeast Alaska with the exception of Kuiu Island. Nuclear microsatellite data (18 populations, 7 loci) provide an independent perspective on colonization history. Diagnostic alleles at two microsatellite loci support lineages identified by mitochondrial sequence and suggest a history of interbreeding. Both mitochondrial lineages apparently existed on two islands adjacent to Kuiu Island, but only one lineage remains. The "caurina" lineage may have been displaced recently. These data exemplify the need for nuclear and mitochondrial perspectives to examine the dynamics of intraspecific differentiation.

PAPERS PUBLISHED

• Demboski, J.R., K. D. Stone and J. A.Cook. 1999. Further perspectives on the Haida Gwaii glacial refugium controversy. Evolution. In press.

PAPERS SUBMITTED

• Cook, J. A., A. L. Bidlack, C. L. Conroy, J. R. Demboski, M. A. Fleming, A. M. Runck, K. D. Stone and S. O. MacDonald. A phylogeographic perspective on endemism in the Alexander Archipelago of the North Pacific. Submitted to: Biological Conservation, November 1999.

MANUSCRIPTS IN PREPARATION

• Stone, K. D. and J. A. Cook. Molecular evolution of the holarctic genus Martes.

• Stone, K. D., J. A. Cook and R. W. Flynn. Colonization history revealed by molecular methods: American pine marten (Martes americana) from the Pacific Northwest.

• Stone, K. D. and J. A. Cook. Effects of fragmentation and isolation on population genetic structure.

• Stone, K. D. and J. A. Cook. Population genetic effects of a bottleneck: introduced marten populations as an example.

PRESENTATIONS

• Stone, K. D. and J. A. Cook. 1999. Characterizing a region of contact between two lineages: marten of the Pacific Northwest. Presented at: Evolution meeting (joint meeting of the Society for the Study of Evolution, American Society of Naturalists, and Society of Systematic Biologists) in Madison, Wisconsin.
• Stone, K. D. and J. A. Cook. 1999. Nuclear and mitochondrial perspectives on a contact zone of marten (Martes americana). Presented at: American Society of Mammalogists meeting in Seattle, Washington.
• Cook, J. A., J. R. Demboski, K. D. Stone, A. M. Runck, M. A. Fleming and C. J. Conroy. 1999. Historical biogeography of North American mammals: evidence for multiple lineages along the North Pacific Coast. Presented at: American Society of Mammalogists meeting in Seattle, Washington.
• Stone, K. D. and J. A. Cook. 1999. Interpopulation divergence of American pine marten (Martes americana). Presented at: Alaska Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit meeting in Fairbanks, Alaska.
• Stone, K. D. and J. A. Cook. 1998. Molecular evolution and colonization history of the holarctic genus Martes. Presented at: Euro-American Mammal meeting in Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
• Cook, J. A., C. J. Conroy, J. R. Demboski, K. D. Stone, A. R. Runck and S. O. MacDonald. 1998. Phylogeography of the mammal fauna of Southeast Alaska. Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution. Presented at: Society of Molecular Biology and Evolution in Vancouver, British Columbia.
• Stone, K. D. and J. A. Cook. 1997. Mitochondrial and nuclear perspectives on fragmented populations of marten (Martes americana) in Southeast Alaska. Presented at: Seventh International Theriological Congress in Acapulco, Mexico.
• Stone, K. D., J. A. Cook and R. W. Flynn. 1997. Genes: What brand do martens of Southeast Alaska own? Presented at: American Society of Mammalogists meeting in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
• Stone, K. D., J. A. Cook and R. W. Flynn. 1997. Genetic differentiation of insular populations of marten (Martes americana) in Southeast Alaska. Presented at: Alaskan Chapter of the Wildlife Society meeting in Juneau, Alaska.
• Stone, K. D., J. A. Cook and R. W. Flynn. 1996. A preliminary report of the zoogeography of marten (Martes americana) in Southeast Alaska. Presented at: Arctic Science Conference in Girdwood, Alaska.
• Stone, K. D., J. A. Cook, C. J. Conroy, J. R. Demboski, B. Johnson, R. Brenner and S. O. MacDonald. 1996. Molecular phylogeography of the Alexander Archipelago of Southeast Alaska: A multi-taxa approach. Presented at: American Society of Mammalogists meeting in Grand Forks, North Dakota.