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.