Could genetic diversity in eastern North Pacific gray whales reflect global historic abundance?

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Per J Palsbøll et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2007.

. 2007 Dec 26;104(52):E2; author reply E3.

doi: 10.1073/pnas.0710072105. Epub 2007 Dec 18.

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DNA evidence for historic population size and past ecosystem impacts of gray whales.
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