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Genetic diversity and demographic history of the leopard seal: A Southern Ocean top predator

Leopard seals (Hydrurga leptonyx) are top predators that can exert substantial top-down control of their Antarctic prey species. However, population trends and genetic diversity of leopard seals remain understudied, limiting our understanding of their ecological role. We investigated the genetic div...

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Autores principales: Bender, Arona N., Krause, Douglas J., Goebel, Michael E., Hoffman, Joseph I., Lewallen, Eric A., Bonin, Carolina A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10420386/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37566609
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0284640