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A whale's tale of mtDNA diversity and differentiation : the Antarctic blue whale

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Sremba, Angela L.

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Twentieth century commercial whaling drastically reduced the abundance of great whale populations in the Southern Ocean. Exploitation began on the south Atlantic island of South Georgia, where catch records account for over 175,000 whales killed. Modern whaling within the Southern Ocean depleted populations rapidly, and by 1966, hunting blue whales...

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Masters Thesis

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and Adrienne, brother Matt and sister Kristin for their support and encouragement. TABLE
Beached Bones: Exploring the Genetic Impact of Exploitation on the Diversity of Great Whales in the South Atlantic

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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...

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Dissertation

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Kristin Yuille for helping me stay grounded and providing unconditional support. Finally, I thank my