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

Creator:

Sremba, Angela L.

Abstract:

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...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis