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Genetic structure of brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) in the northern Gulf of Mexico in the context of human management and disturbance.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Geary Brock, Longest Susan M, Ottewell Kym, Lantz Samantha M, Walter Scott T, Karubian Jordan, Leberg Paul L
Abstract excerpt
Environmental disturbances, both natural and anthropogenic, have the capacity to substantially impact animal behavior and abundance, which can in turn influence patterns of genetic diversity and gene flow. However, little empirical information is available on the nature and degree of such changes due to the relative rarity of longitudinal genetic sampling of wild populations at appropriate intervals. Addressing...
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