Impact of population bottlenecks on genetic variation and the importance of life-history; a case study of the northern elephant seal

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 68, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 23-39

  Hoelzel, A Rus ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genetic diversity; Marine mammals; Simulation models

Indexed keywords

GENETIC VARIATION; LIFE HISTORY; POPULATION BOTTLENECK; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

ELEPHANT; MAMMALIA; MIROUNGA; MIROUNGA ANGUSTIROSTRIS; PHOCIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032826615     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bijl.1999.0328     Document Type: Conference Paper

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