Evidence of a genetic bottleneck in an El Nio affected population of South American fur seals, Arctocephalus australis

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 89, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1717-1725

  De Oliveira, Larissa Rosa ^a,b,d   Meyer, Diogo ^a   Hoffman, Joseph ^c   Majluf, Patricia ^d   Morgante, João S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Grupo de Estudos de Mamiferos Aquaticos do Rio Grande do Sul   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA CAYETANO HEREDIA   (Peru)

Author keywords

Arctocephalus australis; Bottleneck; El Nin o Southern Oscillation; Microsatellite; South American fur seal

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CONSERVATION GENETICS; CONSERVATION STATUS; DEMOGRAPHIC HISTORY; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; GENETIC MARKER; OVERFISHING; PINNIPED; POPULATION BOTTLENECK; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION SIZE; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SPECIES CONSERVATION; STARVATION;

ATLANTIC COAST [SOUTH AMERICA]; PACIFIC COAST [SOUTH AMERICA];

ARCTOCEPHALUS AUSTRALIS; OTARIIDAE;

EID: 77953621764     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315409000162     Document Type: Article

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