Biogeography and taxonomy of extinct and endangered monk seals illuminated by ancient DNA and skull morphology
Extinctions and declines of large marine vertebrates have major ecological impacts and are of critical concern in marine environments. The Caribbean monk seal, Monachus tropicalis, last definitively reported in 1952, was one of the few marine mammal species to become extinct in historical times. Des...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2014
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4042687/ |