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INVESTIGATING ASSOCIATIONS AMONG RELATEDNESS, GENETIC DIVERSITY, AND CAUSES OF MORTALITY IN SOUTHERN SEA OTTERS (ENHYDRA LUTRIS NEREIS).
Journal of wildlife diseases - 1 Jan 2022
Carter Nicole H, Miller Melissa A, Moriarty Megan E, Tinker M Tim, Gagne Roderick B, Johnson Christine K, Murray Michael J, Staedler Michelle M, Bangoura Berit, Larson Shawn, Ernest Holly B
Abstract excerpt
Southern sea otter (Enhydra lutris nereis) population recovery is influenced by a variety of factors, including predation, biotoxin exposure, infectious disease, oil spills, habitat degradation, and resource limitation. This population has also experienced a significant genetic bottleneck, resulting in low genetic diversity. We investigated how two metrics, familial relatedness and genetic diversity, are...
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