The Evolutionary History of the Extinct Baltic Sea Harp Seal Population

The Evolutionary History of the Extinct Baltic Sea Harp Seal Population

ABSTRACT The now‐extinct harp seal population that inhabited the Baltic Sea from the Mesolithic to the Iron Age is an enigma. It occurred outside the species' contemporary Arctic range, likely deviated from typical harp seal migratory behaviour, and experienced body size reductions and dramatic...

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Main Authors: Maiken Hemme Bro‐Jørgensen, Hans Ahlgren, Aikaterini Glykou, Emily J. Ruiz‐Puerta, Lembi Lõugas, Anne Birgitte Gotfredsen, Morten Tange Olsen, Kerstin Lidén
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2025-05-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
ancient DNA
Baltic Sea
breeding population
environmental change
harp seal
mitogenome
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.71322
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