AUTHORS CONTRIBUTIONS
MBP, JB & PJW conceived the ideas and designed the methodology.
JB, KK, DLM & PJW facilitated sample collection.
MBP performed the laboratory work, analyzed the data and led the writing
of the manuscript.
All authors contributed critically to the drafts and gave final approval
for publication.
Table 1. Sample size and location of sampling of Canada lynx
(Lynx canadensis ), bobcat (Lynx rufus ) and introgressed
lynx-bobcat individuals across North America. Sample sizes are provided
for datasets of 14 neutral microsatellite markers, the NR1D1locus, and the combined data. Samples missing >2 neutral
loci were omitted.