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Beached Bones: Exploring the Genetic Impact of Exploitation on the Diversity of Great Whales in the South Atlantic

Creator:

Sremba, Angela L.

Abstract:

Commercial whaling during the 20th century drastically reduced many populations of great whales in the Southern Hemisphere. The Antarctic blue whale, for example, is estimated to have been reduced to less than 0.1% of its original abundance based on catch records and population dynamic models. Despite this population bottleneck, several...

Resource Type:

Dissertation

Full Text:

Marine Science Center community over the past 10 years, including Erin Fedewa, Jessica Luo, Marisa Litz