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The antique genetic plight of the Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus).
Proceedings. Biological sciences - 31 Aug 2022
Salmona Jordi, Dayon Julia, Lecompte Emilie, Karamanlidis Alexandros A, Aguilar Alex, Fernandez de Larrinoa Pablo, Pires Rosa, Mo Giulia, Panou Aliki, Agnesi Sabrina, Borrell Asunción, Danyer Erdem, Öztürk Bayram, Tonay Arda M, Anestis Anastasios K, González Luis M, Dendrinos Panagiotis, Gaubert Philippe
Abstract excerpt
Disentangling the impact of Late Quaternary climate change from human activities can have crucial implications on the conservation of endangered species. We investigated the population genetics and demography of the Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus), one of the world's most endangered marine mammals, through an unprecedented dataset encompassing historical (extinct) and extant populations from the...
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