Demographic histories and genetic diversity across pinnipeds are shaped by human exploitation, ecology and life-history

Autor: M. A. Stoffel, E. Humble, A. J. Paijmans, K. Acevedo-Whitehouse, B. L. Chilvers, B. Dickerson, F. Galimberti, N. J. Gemmell, S. D. Goldsworthy, H. J. Nichols, O. Krüger, S. Negro, A. Osborne, T. Pastor, B. C. Robertson, S. Sanvito, J. K. Schultz, A. B. A. Shafer, J. B. W. Wolf, J. I. Hoffman
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-06695-z
Popis: Historical hunting has caused documented declines in pinnipeds, but the extent to which hunting caused genetic bottlenecks among species was unknown. Here, the authors show evidence of severe bottlenecks in several pinniped species, particularly those that breed on land.
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