Genetic and evolutionary divergence of harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) in Iliamna Lake, Alaska

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• Journal Title:
  Biology Letters
• Personal Author:
  Ferrer, Tatiana ; Boveng, Peter ; Hauser, Donna D. W. ; Withrow, David ; Burkanov, Vladimir ; Quinn, Thomas P. ; O'Corry-Crowe, Greg
• NOAA Program & Office:
  NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; AFSC (Alaska Fisheries Science Center)
• Description:
  Freshwater populations of typically marine species present unique opportunities to investigate biodiversity, evolutionary divergence, and the adaptive potential and niche width of species. A few pinniped species have populations that reside solely in freshwater. The harbour seals inhabiting Iliamna Lake, Alaska constitute one such population. Their remoteness, however, has long hindered scientific inquiry. We used DNA from seal scat and tissue samples provided by Indigenous hunters to screen for mitochondrial DNA and microsatellite variation within Iliamna Lake and eight regions across the Pacific Ocean.
• Source:
  Biology Letters, 20(10)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2024.0166
• ISSN:
  1744-9561 ; 1744-957X
• Format:
  PDF
• Publisher:
  The Royal Society
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• License:
  https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Rights Information:
  CC BY
• Compliance:
  Submitted
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