A global cline in a colour polymorphism suggests a limited contribution of gene flow towards the recovery of a heavily exploited marine mammal

• Published in: Royal Society Open Science
• Main Authors: J. I. Hoffman, E. Bauer, A. J. Paijmans, E. Humble, L. M. Beckmann, C. Kubetschek, F. Christaller, N. Kröcker, B. Fuchs, A. Moreras, Y. D. Shihlomule, M. N. Bester, A. C. Cleary, P. J. N. De Bruyn, J. Forcada, M. E. Goebel, S. D. Goldsworthy, C. Guinet, A. R. Hoelzel, C. Lydersen, K. M. Kovacs, A. Lowther
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Royal Society 2018
• Subjects: colour polymorphism; melanocortin 1 receptor gene; population structure; fur seal; pinniped; Science; Q; Antarctic; Bouvetøya; Indian; South Shetland Islands; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctic Fur Seal; Arctocephalus gazella; Marion Island
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.181227; https://doaj.org/article/cd61ee70b9f049c5893173cd3feac14a

Evaluating how populations are connected by migration is important for understanding species resilience because gene flow can facilitate recovery from demographic declines. We therefore investigated the extent to which migration may have contributed to the global recovery of the Antarctic fur seal (...