Prehistoric human-induced range contraction of southern elephant seals in Australasia

• Main Author: Askew, Megan Awhina Kara
• Other Authors: Waters, Jon, Rawlence, Nic
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of Otago 2017
• Subjects: ancient DNA" "extinction" "Mirounga leonina" "New Zealand" "over-hunting" "range contraction" "southern elephant seal" "Tasmania; King Island; New Zealand; Antarc*; Antarctica; Antipodes Islands; Elephant Seal; Elephant Seals; Macquarie Island; Mirounga leonina; Sea ice; Southern Elephant Seal; Southern Elephant Seals
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10523/7042

Human migration across much of the globe has often coincided with both climate change events and the decline of large animal species. Due to the temporal overlap of these events, it has often proven difficult to confidently identify the causes of megafaunal extirpation. New Zealand (NZ) and Australi...