Genetic diversity and demographic history of the leopard seal: A Southern Ocean top predator

• Published in: PLOS ONE
• Main Authors: Bender, Arona N., Krause, Douglas J., Goebel, Michael E., Hoffman, Joseph, Lewallen, Eric A., Bonin, Carolina A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science 2023
• Subjects: Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Austral; Hydrurga; Southern Ocean; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Hydrurga leptonyx; Leopard Seal; Leopard Seals; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://pub.uni-bielefeld.de/record/2982793

Bender AN, Krause DJ, Goebel ME, Hoffman J, Lewallen EA, Bonin CA. Genetic diversity and demographic history of the leopard seal: A Southern Ocean top predator. PLoS ONE . 2023;18(8). Leopard seals (Hydrurga leptonyx) are top predators that can exert substantial top-down control of their Antarctic p...