In partnership with the U.S. Geological Survey’s Pennsylvania Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, New York provided samples from white-tailed deer for a regional landscape genetics assessment to identify subpopulations of deer to target for disease interventions. Researchers genotyped 5,701 samples from wild deer in Maryland, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia from 2014 to 2022. Analysis identified two to nine genetic clusters across this region. Work is ongoing to refine spatial locations using single-nucleotide polymorphisms based on genetic profiles.
Active Research Project
