Population substructure of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina richardsi) in Washington State using mtDNA

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Authors: Huber, H. R., Jeffries, S. J., Lambourn, D. M., Dickerson, B. R.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2010
• Subjects: Animal Science and Zoology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; San Juan; Canada; British Columbia; Gertrude; Boundary Bay; Phoca vitulina
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z09-141; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/Z09-141; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/Z09-141

We examined the pupping phenology and genetic variation between the currently defined stocks of harbor seals, Phoca vitulina richardsi (Gray, 1864), in Washington’s coastal and inland waters and looked in detail at genetic variation within the inland waters of Washington. We analyzed mtDNA variation...