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Variation in the mitochondrial control region in the Juan Fernández fur seal (Arctocephalus philippii).
The Journal of heredity - 1 Jan 2000
Goldsworthy S, Francis J, Boness D, Fleischer R
Abstract excerpt
The Juan Fernandez fur seal (Arctocephalus philippii was allegedly extremely abundant, numbering as many as 4 million prior to sealing which continued from the late 17th to the late 19th century. By the end of the sealing era the species was thought to be extinct until they were rediscovered at Alejandro Selkirk Island in 1965. Historic records would suggest that the species underwent a substantial population...
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