“…While these samples were collected and analyzed primarily for a genetic mark–recapture (MR) assessment (SWG, 2016), the eight polymorphic microsatellites selected were used in population genetic analyses with the objective of assessing differentiation between BB and neighboring subpopulations. As the samples were recent and temporally congruent, these analyses provided an update to past population genetic studies (Paetkau et al., 1999; Peacock et al., 2015; Malenfant, Davis, Cullingham, & Coltman, 2016) that used samples from the 1990s. We used standardized population genetic analytical tools and methods to investigate genetic connectivity between subpopulations (ADEGENET package, Jombart, 2008; ARLEQUIN Version 3.5.1, Excoffier & Lischer, 2010; BA3‐3.0.3, Wilson & Rannala, 2003; DAPC, Jombart, Devillard, & Balloux, 2010; FSTAT, Goudet, 1995; GENECLASS2, Piry et al., 2004; GENELAND, Guillot, Mortier, & Estoup, 2005; Guillot, 2008; STRUCTURE, Pritchard, Stephens, & Donnelly, 2000).…”