Combined Genetic and Telemetry Data Reveal High Rates of Gene Flow, Migration, and Long-Distance Dispersal Potential in Arctic Ringed Seals (Pusa hispida)

E. Martinez, Micaela; K. Sell, Stephanie; Jay Swanson, Bradley; P. Kelly, Brendan; A. Tallmon, David

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0077125

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Combined Genetic and Telemetry Data Reveal High Rates of Gene Flow, Migration, and Long-Distance Dispersal Potential in Arctic Ringed Seals (Pusa hispida)

Published in PLoS ONE • Oct 10, 2013

Authors:

Micaela E. Martinez

Stephanie K. Sell

Bradley Jay Swanson

Abstract

Ringed seals (Pusa hispida) are broadly distributed in seasonally ice covered seas, and their survival and reproductive success is intricately linked to sea ice and snow. Climatic warming is diminishing Arctic snow and sea ice and threatens to endanger ringed seals in the foreseeable future. We inve...

Subject

Arctic

Subspecies

Biological dispersal

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