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Do low genetic variation and inbreeding relate to low fecundity in a small isolated population of Antarctic Weddell seals?

  • Reference: Fleischer, R. C., E. A. Perry, and J. W. Testa. 1995. Do low genetic variation and inbreeding relate to low fecundity in a small isolated population of Antarctic Weddell seals? [abstract]. Page 38 [In] Abstracts of the 11th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, 14-18 December 1995, Orlando, Florida. Society for Marine Mammalogy.
  • Audiences: Scientist, Wildlife Manager
  • Authors: R. C. Fleischer, E. A. Perry, James Ward Testa
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  • Keywords: Weddell seals, Leptonychotes weddellii, genetics, population, reproduction, inbreeding, White Island, Antarctica
  • Link: http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/static/home/library/pdfs/wildlife/research_pdfs/antarctic_weddell_seals_low_genetic_variation_inbreeding_low_fecundity.pdf (PDF)
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  • Primary Authors: R. C. Fleischer
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  • Publication Types: Abstract/Poster/Presentation (Scientific)
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  • Species: Weddell Seal
  • Species Categories: Mammals, Marine Mammals
  • Title: Do low genetic variation and inbreeding relate to low fecundity in a small isolated population of Antarctic Weddell seals?
  • Topics: Disease, Health, and Nutrition, Genetics, Population Abundance and Trends (Survey Inventory), Research, Population Composition and Demographics, Physiology
  • Year: 1995

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