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Science Communication
August 9, 2020: The erosion of Ontario's Endangered Species Act threatens iconic Algonquin Wolf.
Originally published in The Conversation and republished under a Creative Commons license in Canadian Geographic, Raincoast Conservation Foundation, and other online sources.
August 9, 2020: The erosion of Ontario's Endangered Species Act threatens iconic Algonquin Wolf.
Originally published in The Conversation and republished under a Creative Commons license in Canadian Geographic, Raincoast Conservation Foundation, and other online sources.
Publications in Peer-Reviewed Journals
2025
Walker, E, Patterson, BR, Rutledge GA, Rutledge LY. In Review. Canis STR-seq: A universal approach for non-invasive genetic monitoring of wolves and coyotes. Facets.
Hénault, M, and Rutledge LY. In Review. Characterization of a new eastern wolf mtDNA haplotype from Outaouais region, Québec. Canadian Journal of Zoology.
2023
McLaren D, Wigen R, Fedje D, Dyck A, Hebda CFG, Morien E, Pederson MW, Willerslev E, Rutledge LY, Barrera MA, Stafford J, Wall D, Letham B. 2023. Late Pleistocene faunal assemblages from karst cave settings on Northern Vancouver Island, Canada. Paleoamerica. 9: 216-236. https://doi.org/10.1080/20555563.2023.2272120
2022
Mitchell G, Wilson PJ, Manseau M, Redquest B, Patterson BR, Rutledge LY. 2022. DNA metabarcoding of faecal pellets reveals caribou consumption of Yew (Taxus spp.) in a lichen-poor environment. Facets. 7(1): https://doi.org/10.1139/facets-2021-0071
vonHoldt BM, Brzeski KE, Aardema ML, Schell C, Rutledge LY, Fain SR, Shutt A, Linderhold A, Murphy WJ. 2022. Persistence and expansion of cryptic endangered red wolf genomic ancestry along the American Gulf coast. Molecular Ecology. 31(21): 5440 - 5454. Read the Abstract here.
2021
Hervey SD, Rutledge LY, Patterson BR, Romanski M, Vucetich J, Belant JL, Beyer DEJ, Moore SA, Brzeski KE. 2021. A first genetic assessment of the newly introduced Isle Royale Gray Wolves (Canis lupus). Conservation Genetics. 22: 913 - 926. Read it here.
Wilson PJ, Rutledge LY. 2021. Considering Pleistocene North American wolves and coyotes in the eastern Canis origin story. Ecology and Evolution. 11(13): 9137 - 9147. Read the Open Access article here.
2018
Heppenheimer E, Harrigan RJ, Rutledge LY, Koepfli K-P, Horwath, R, DeCandia AL, Brzeski KE, Benson JF, Wheeldon T, Patterson BR, Kays, R, Hohenlohe PA, vonHoldt BM. 2018. Population genomic analysis of North American eastern wolves (Canis lycaon) supports their conservation priority status. Genes 9(12): 606. doi: 10.3390/genes9120606. Read the Abstract here.
Heppenheimer E, Brzeski K, Wooten R, Waddell W, Rutledge LY, Chamberlain MJ, Stahler DR, Hinton JW, vonHoldt BM. 2018. Rediscovery of red wolf ghost alleles in a canid population along the American Gulf Coast. Genes.9:618.
vonHoldt BM, Brzeski K, Wilcove DS, Rutledge LY. 2018. Redefining the role of admixture and genomics in endangered species conservation. Conservation Letters. 11: e12371. Read it here. Love Stowell SM, Bentley EG, Gagne RB, Gustafson KD, Rutledge LY, Ernest HB. 2018. Optimal DNA extractions from blood on preservation paper limits conservation genomic but not conservation genetic applications. . Journal for Nature Conservation. 46: 89-96. Read it here.
2017
Hohenlohe PA*, Rutledge LY*, Waits LP, Andrews KR, Adams JR, Hinton JW, Nowak RM, Patterson BR, Wydeven AP, Wilson PA, White BN. 2017. Whole-genome data do not support recent hybrid origins of red wolves and eastern wolves. Science Advances. 3(6): e1602250
Benson J, Loveless K, Rutledge LY, Patterson B. 2017. Ungulate predation and ecological roles of historical and contemporary canid top predators of eastern North America. Ecological Applications. 27: 718-733. Otis, J-A, Thornton D, Rutledge LY, Murray DL. 2017. Ecological niche differentiation across a wolf-coyote hybrid zone in eastern North America. Diversity and Distributions. 23: 529-539. doi: 10.1111/ddi.12543
Rutledge LY, Coxon A, White BN. 2017. Genetic assessment of the San Clemente Island loggerhead shrike reveals evidence of historical gene flow with Santa Catalina Island. Global Ecology and Conservation. 11: 42 – 52. Read it here.
Rutledge LY, Desy G, Fryxell J, Middel K, White BN, Patterson BR. 2017. Patchy distribution and low effective population size raise concern for an at-risk top predator. Diversity & Distributions. 23: 79 – 89. DOI: 10.1111/ddi.12496
Rutledge LY, Devillard S, Hohenlohe PA, White BN. 2016. Considering all the evidence: reply to Sefc and Koblmuller. Biology Letters. 12: 20151009.
2015
Rutledge LY, Devillard S, Boon JQ, Hohenlohe PA, White BN. 2015. RAD sequencing and genomic simulations resolve hybrid origins within North American Canis. Biology Letters. DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2015.0303 (Open Access & Cover Photo). Featured on Nature Conservancy's Cool Green Science.
McAlpine DF, Soto DX, Rutledge LY, Wheeldon TJ, White BN, Goltz JP, Kennedy J. 2015. Recent wild-origin occurrences of wolves in Canada south of the St. Lawrence River revealed by stable isotopes and genetic analysis. Canadian Field-Naturalist. 129:386-394.
2013
Wheeldon TJ, Rutledge LY, Patterson BR, White BN, Wilson, PJ. 2013. Y-chromosome evidence for dog introgression in eastern coyotes. Ecology and Evolution 3:3005-3020.
2012
Rutledge LY, Wilson PJ, Klütsch CFC, Patterson BR, White BN. 2012. Conservation genomics in perspective: a holistic approach to understanding Canis evolution in North America. Biological Conservation. 155:186-192.
Wilson PJ, Rutledge LY, Wheeldon TJ, Patterson BR, White BN. 2012. Y-Chromosome evidence supports widespread signatures of three-species Canis hybridization in eastern North America. Ecology and Evolution. 2:2325-2332.
Rutledge LY, White BN, Row, JR, Patterson BR. 2012. Intense harvesting of eastern wolves facilitated coyote introgression. Ecology and Evolution. 2:19-33.
2010
Rutledge LY, Patterson BR, Mills KM, Loveless KM, Murray DL, White BN. 2010. Protection from harvesting restores natural social structure of eastern wolf packs. Biological Conservation. 143:332-339. Featured in New Scientist and Conservation magazine's Journal Watch Online.
Rutledge LY, Garroway CJ, Loveless KM, Patterson BR. 2010. Genetic differentiation of eastern wolves despite bridging gene flow between coyotes and grey wolves. Heredity. 105:520-531.
Rutledge LY, Patterson BR, White BN. 2010. Analysis of Canis mitochondrial DNA shows high concordance between the control region and ATPase genes. BMC Evolutionary Biology 10:215.
Rutledge LY, Bos KI, Pearce RJ, White BN. 2010. Genetic and morphometric analysis of 16th century Canis skull fragments: implications for historic eastern and gray wolf distribution in North America. Conservation Genetics. 11:1273-1281.
Way J, Rutledge LY, Wheeldon T, White BN. 2010. Genetic characterization of northeastern coyotes in eastern Massachusetts. Northeastern Naturalist. 17(2):189-204.
2009
Rutledge LY, Wilson PJ, Kyle CJ, Wheeldon TJ, Patterson BR, White BN. 2009. How the gray wolf got its color. Science. Letter to Editor 325: 33-34.
Rutledge LY, Holloway J, Patterson BR, White BN. 2009. An improved field method to obtain DNA for individual identification from wolf scat. Journal of Wildlife Management. 73:1430-1435. Featured in The Wildlife Professional
Pagnotta A, Brooks LY, Milligan L. 1994. The potential regulatory roles of cortisol in recovery from exhaustive exercise in rainbow trout. Canadian Journal of Zoology. 72: 2136-2146.
Reports
Rutledge LY. 2015. Eastern Wolf Status Assessment for the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC). Environment Canada.
Simpkins S, Wilson PJ, Kyle C, Klütsch C, Rutledge LY, Morris-Pocock J, White BN. 2013. Analysis of the Application of Genomic Tools and Techniques in Environmental Protection and Conservation. Environment Canada STAGE Report.
Rutledge LY, Patterson BR, Conolly J, White BN. 2011 & 2012. Summary reports for Species at Risk Research Fund for Ontario grants. Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources.
2025
Walker, E, Patterson, BR, Rutledge GA, Rutledge LY. In Review. Canis STR-seq: A universal approach for non-invasive genetic monitoring of wolves and coyotes. Facets.
Hénault, M, and Rutledge LY. In Review. Characterization of a new eastern wolf mtDNA haplotype from Outaouais region, Québec. Canadian Journal of Zoology.
2023
McLaren D, Wigen R, Fedje D, Dyck A, Hebda CFG, Morien E, Pederson MW, Willerslev E, Rutledge LY, Barrera MA, Stafford J, Wall D, Letham B. 2023. Late Pleistocene faunal assemblages from karst cave settings on Northern Vancouver Island, Canada. Paleoamerica. 9: 216-236. https://doi.org/10.1080/20555563.2023.2272120
2022
Mitchell G, Wilson PJ, Manseau M, Redquest B, Patterson BR, Rutledge LY. 2022. DNA metabarcoding of faecal pellets reveals caribou consumption of Yew (Taxus spp.) in a lichen-poor environment. Facets. 7(1): https://doi.org/10.1139/facets-2021-0071
vonHoldt BM, Brzeski KE, Aardema ML, Schell C, Rutledge LY, Fain SR, Shutt A, Linderhold A, Murphy WJ. 2022. Persistence and expansion of cryptic endangered red wolf genomic ancestry along the American Gulf coast. Molecular Ecology. 31(21): 5440 - 5454. Read the Abstract here.
2021
Hervey SD, Rutledge LY, Patterson BR, Romanski M, Vucetich J, Belant JL, Beyer DEJ, Moore SA, Brzeski KE. 2021. A first genetic assessment of the newly introduced Isle Royale Gray Wolves (Canis lupus). Conservation Genetics. 22: 913 - 926. Read it here.
Wilson PJ, Rutledge LY. 2021. Considering Pleistocene North American wolves and coyotes in the eastern Canis origin story. Ecology and Evolution. 11(13): 9137 - 9147. Read the Open Access article here.
2018
Heppenheimer E, Harrigan RJ, Rutledge LY, Koepfli K-P, Horwath, R, DeCandia AL, Brzeski KE, Benson JF, Wheeldon T, Patterson BR, Kays, R, Hohenlohe PA, vonHoldt BM. 2018. Population genomic analysis of North American eastern wolves (Canis lycaon) supports their conservation priority status. Genes 9(12): 606. doi: 10.3390/genes9120606. Read the Abstract here.
Heppenheimer E, Brzeski K, Wooten R, Waddell W, Rutledge LY, Chamberlain MJ, Stahler DR, Hinton JW, vonHoldt BM. 2018. Rediscovery of red wolf ghost alleles in a canid population along the American Gulf Coast. Genes.9:618.
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vonHoldt BM, Brzeski K, Wilcove DS, Rutledge LY. 2018. Redefining the role of admixture and genomics in endangered species conservation. Conservation Letters. 11: e12371. Read it here. Love Stowell SM, Bentley EG, Gagne RB, Gustafson KD, Rutledge LY, Ernest HB. 2018. Optimal DNA extractions from blood on preservation paper limits conservation genomic but not conservation genetic applications. . Journal for Nature Conservation. 46: 89-96. Read it here.
2017
Hohenlohe PA*, Rutledge LY*, Waits LP, Andrews KR, Adams JR, Hinton JW, Nowak RM, Patterson BR, Wydeven AP, Wilson PA, White BN. 2017. Whole-genome data do not support recent hybrid origins of red wolves and eastern wolves. Science Advances. 3(6): e1602250
- * shared first author. Read it here.
Benson J, Loveless K, Rutledge LY, Patterson B. 2017. Ungulate predation and ecological roles of historical and contemporary canid top predators of eastern North America. Ecological Applications. 27: 718-733. Otis, J-A, Thornton D, Rutledge LY, Murray DL. 2017. Ecological niche differentiation across a wolf-coyote hybrid zone in eastern North America. Diversity and Distributions. 23: 529-539. doi: 10.1111/ddi.12543
Rutledge LY, Coxon A, White BN. 2017. Genetic assessment of the San Clemente Island loggerhead shrike reveals evidence of historical gene flow with Santa Catalina Island. Global Ecology and Conservation. 11: 42 – 52. Read it here.
Rutledge LY, Desy G, Fryxell J, Middel K, White BN, Patterson BR. 2017. Patchy distribution and low effective population size raise concern for an at-risk top predator. Diversity & Distributions. 23: 79 – 89. DOI: 10.1111/ddi.12496
- Cover Photo;
- Cottage Life Magazine Feature by Conor Mihell.
Rutledge LY, Devillard S, Hohenlohe PA, White BN. 2016. Considering all the evidence: reply to Sefc and Koblmuller. Biology Letters. 12: 20151009.
2015
Rutledge LY, Devillard S, Boon JQ, Hohenlohe PA, White BN. 2015. RAD sequencing and genomic simulations resolve hybrid origins within North American Canis. Biology Letters. DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2015.0303 (Open Access & Cover Photo). Featured on Nature Conservancy's Cool Green Science.
McAlpine DF, Soto DX, Rutledge LY, Wheeldon TJ, White BN, Goltz JP, Kennedy J. 2015. Recent wild-origin occurrences of wolves in Canada south of the St. Lawrence River revealed by stable isotopes and genetic analysis. Canadian Field-Naturalist. 129:386-394.
2013
Wheeldon TJ, Rutledge LY, Patterson BR, White BN, Wilson, PJ. 2013. Y-chromosome evidence for dog introgression in eastern coyotes. Ecology and Evolution 3:3005-3020.
2012
Rutledge LY, Wilson PJ, Klütsch CFC, Patterson BR, White BN. 2012. Conservation genomics in perspective: a holistic approach to understanding Canis evolution in North America. Biological Conservation. 155:186-192.
Wilson PJ, Rutledge LY, Wheeldon TJ, Patterson BR, White BN. 2012. Y-Chromosome evidence supports widespread signatures of three-species Canis hybridization in eastern North America. Ecology and Evolution. 2:2325-2332.
Rutledge LY, White BN, Row, JR, Patterson BR. 2012. Intense harvesting of eastern wolves facilitated coyote introgression. Ecology and Evolution. 2:19-33.
2010
Rutledge LY, Patterson BR, Mills KM, Loveless KM, Murray DL, White BN. 2010. Protection from harvesting restores natural social structure of eastern wolf packs. Biological Conservation. 143:332-339. Featured in New Scientist and Conservation magazine's Journal Watch Online.
Rutledge LY, Garroway CJ, Loveless KM, Patterson BR. 2010. Genetic differentiation of eastern wolves despite bridging gene flow between coyotes and grey wolves. Heredity. 105:520-531.
Rutledge LY, Patterson BR, White BN. 2010. Analysis of Canis mitochondrial DNA shows high concordance between the control region and ATPase genes. BMC Evolutionary Biology 10:215.
Rutledge LY, Bos KI, Pearce RJ, White BN. 2010. Genetic and morphometric analysis of 16th century Canis skull fragments: implications for historic eastern and gray wolf distribution in North America. Conservation Genetics. 11:1273-1281.
Way J, Rutledge LY, Wheeldon T, White BN. 2010. Genetic characterization of northeastern coyotes in eastern Massachusetts. Northeastern Naturalist. 17(2):189-204.
2009
Rutledge LY, Wilson PJ, Kyle CJ, Wheeldon TJ, Patterson BR, White BN. 2009. How the gray wolf got its color. Science. Letter to Editor 325: 33-34.
Rutledge LY, Holloway J, Patterson BR, White BN. 2009. An improved field method to obtain DNA for individual identification from wolf scat. Journal of Wildlife Management. 73:1430-1435. Featured in The Wildlife Professional
Pagnotta A, Brooks LY, Milligan L. 1994. The potential regulatory roles of cortisol in recovery from exhaustive exercise in rainbow trout. Canadian Journal of Zoology. 72: 2136-2146.
Reports
Rutledge LY. 2015. Eastern Wolf Status Assessment for the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC). Environment Canada.
Simpkins S, Wilson PJ, Kyle C, Klütsch C, Rutledge LY, Morris-Pocock J, White BN. 2013. Analysis of the Application of Genomic Tools and Techniques in Environmental Protection and Conservation. Environment Canada STAGE Report.
Rutledge LY, Patterson BR, Conolly J, White BN. 2011 & 2012. Summary reports for Species at Risk Research Fund for Ontario grants. Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources.