Population genetics and mating system of Antarctic fur seals, Arctocephalus gazella, at Livingston Island, Antarctica

• Main Author: Bonin, Carolina Aimoré
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: unknown
• Published: eScholarship, University of California 2012
• Subjects: UCSD Dissertations; Academic Marine Biology. (Discipline); Antarctic; Bird Island; Livingston Island; Antarc*; Antarctic Fur Seals; Antarctica; Arctocephalus gazella
• Online Access: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/1c26c5sh; http://n2t.net/ark:/20775/bb0342594t

Antarctic fur seals, Arctocephalus gazella, were hunted to near-extinction in the early 1800's, but have recovered during the past 70 years to re-colonize most of their historical range. The large South Georgia (SG) fur seal population has been considered the main source of immigrants that re-c...