Impact of a population bottleneck on symmetry and genetic diversity in the northern elephant seal

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 567-575

  Hoelzel, A R ^a   Fleischer, R C ^a,b   Campagna, C ^c   Le Boeuf, B J ^d   Alvord, G ^e  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bottleneck; Fluctuating asymmetry; Genetic diversity; Marine mammal

Indexed keywords

FITNESS; FLUCTUATING ASYMMETRY; GENETIC VARIATION; PINNIPED; POPULATION BOTTLENECK;

ELEPHANT; MAMMALIA; MIROUNGA; MIROUNGA ANGUSTIROSTRIS; NES; PHOCIDAE; PINNIPEDIA;

EID: 0036309269     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.2002.00419.x     Document Type: Article

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