Status of harbour seals (<i>Phoca vitulina</i>) in the Baltic proper

The small population of harbour seals in the Baltic proper descend from seals that entered into the Baltic some 8,000 years ago. They form a genetically separate population with private alleles not present elsewhere. They were hunted close to extinction in the beginning of the 20th century and exper...

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Main Authors: Tero Härkönen, Erik Isakson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2010-09-01
Series:NAMMCO Scientific Publications
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Online Access:https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/NAMMCOSP/article/view/2673