Variation in body size of ringed seals (Pusa hispida hispida) across the circumpolar Arctic: evidence of morphs, ecotypes or simply extreme plasticity?

Autor: Thomas G. Smith, Christian Lydersen, Tanya M. Brown, Lois A. Harwood, Kit M. Kovacs, Rune Dietz, Steve H. Ferguson, Lori T. Quakenbush, Vladimir Svetochev, Frank Rigét, Olga Svetocheva, Aqqalu Rosing-Asvid, Magali Houde, John J. Citta, Ellen V. Lea

Publikováno v: Kovacs, K M, Citta, J, Brown, T, Dietz, R, Ferguson, S, Harwood, L, Houde, M, Lea, E V, Quakenbush, L, Riget, F, Rosing-Asvid, A, Smith, T G, Svetochev, V, Svetocheva, O & Lydersen, C 2021, ' Variation in body size of ringed seals (Pusa hispida hispida) across the circumpolar arctic : Evidence of morphs, ecotypes or simply extreme plasticity? ', Polar Research, vol. 40, 5753 . https://doi.org/10.33265/polar.v40.5753
Polar Research, Vol 40, Pp 1-18 (2021)

The ringed seal is a small phocid seal that has a northern circumpolar distribu-tion. It has long been recognized that body size is variable in ringed seals, and it has been suggested that ecotypes that differ in size exist. This study explores patte

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https://doi.org/10.33265/polar.v40.5753