Possible niche compression and individual specialization in Pacific Arctic beluga (Delphinapterus leucas) from the 19th to 20th century

Abstract Cetaceans have shown a potential to be used as sentinel species for tracking environmental change in marine ecosystems, yet our assessment of change is typically limited to recent decades and lacks ecological baselines. Using historical museum specimens, we compared community niche metrics...

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Main Authors: Devin C. Fraleigh, Frederick I. Archer, Amanda S. Williard, Luis A. Hückstädt, Alyson H. Fleming
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-07-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10230