Spatial genetic structure and asymmetrical gene flow within the Pacific walrus
Abstract Pacific walruses (Odobenus rosmarus divergens) occupying shelf waters of Pacific Arctic seas migrate during spring and summer from 3 breeding areas in the Bering Sea to form sexually segregated nonbreeding aggregations. We assessed genetic relationships among 2 putative breeding populations...
Published in: | Journal of Mammalogy |
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Main Authors: | , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press (OUP)
2012
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1644/11-mamm-a-344.1 http://academic.oup.com/jmammal/article-pdf/93/6/1512/30297970/93-6-1512.pdf |