Loss of genetic diversity in sea otters (Enhydra lutris) associated with the fur trade of the 18th and 19th centuries

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1899-1903

  Larson, Shawn ^a   Jameson, Ronald ^b   Etnier, Michael ^c   Fleming, Melissa ^d   Bentzen, Paul ^e  

^a Seattle Aquarium   (United States)

^b Western Ecological Research Center (Retired)   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

^e DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ancient DNA; Enhydra lutris; Genetic diversity; Microsatellites; Population bottleneck; Sea otter

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; BONE AND BONES; COMMERCE; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; GENETICS, POPULATION; HAIR; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; OTTERS; PALEONTOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ENHYDRA LUTRIS; LUTRINAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0036791665     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.2002.01599.x     Document Type: Article

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