Division of Wildlife Conservation (DWC) Publication Details

Variation in body size of ringed seals (Pusa hispida hispida) across the circumpolar Arctic: evidence of morphs, ecotypes or simply extreme plasticity?

  • Reference: Kovacs, K. M., J. Citta, T. Brown, R. Dietz, S. Ferguson, L. Harwood, M. Houde, E. V. Lea, L. Quakenbush, F. Riget, A. Rosing-Asvid, T. Smith, V. Svetochev, O. Svetocheva, and C. Lydersen. 2021. Variation in body size of ringed seals (Pusa hispida hispida) across the circumpolar Arctic: evidence of morphs, ecotypes or simply extreme plasticity? Polar Research 40. 10.33265/polar.v40.5753
  • Audiences: Scientist
  • Authors: Tanya Brown, John J. Citta, Rune Dietz, Steven H. Ferguson, Lois A. Harwood, Magali Houde, Kit M. Kovacs, Ellen V. Lea, Christian Lydersen, Lori T. Quakenbush, Frank Riget, Aqqalu Rosing-Asvid, Tom Smith, Vladimir Svetochev, Olga Svetochev
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  • Keywords: density-dependence, ecology, food availability, morphometry, pinniped, phocid, seal
  • Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.33265/polar.v40.5753 (Offsite)
  • Partners: National Marine Fisheries Service, North Pacific Research Board, Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Commission for Scientific Research in Greenland, Danish Cooperation for the Environment in the Arctic (DANCEA), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada, W. Garfield Weston Foundation, Fisheries Joint Management Committee, Danish National Science Foundation, Nunavut General Monitoring Plan, Nunavut Wildlife Management Board, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Northern Contaminants Program, ArcticNet Centre of Excellence, The Norwegian Polar Institute, Svalbard Environmental Protection Fund, Norwegian Research Council, Murmansk Marine Biological Institute , Molson Foundation
  • Primary Authors: Kit M. Kovacs
  • Programs: Marine Mammals
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  • Publication Types: Journal Article/External Publication, Marine Mammals Scientific Publication
  • Regions: Region V - Arctic and Western Alaska
  • Species: Ringed Seal
  • Species Categories: Endangered or Threatened Species (Federal), Mammals, Marine Mammals
  • Title: Variation in body size of ringed seals (Pusa hispida hispida) across the circumpolar Arctic: evidence of morphs, ecotypes or simply extreme plasticity?
  • Topics: Physiology
  • Year: 2021

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