Could genetic diversity in eastern North Pacific gray whales reflect global historic abundance?
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Could genetic diversity in eastern North Pacific gray whales reflect global historic abundance?
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DNA evidence for historic population size and past ecosystem impacts of gray whales.Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2007 Sep 18;104(38):15162-7. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0706056104. Epub 2007 Sep 11. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2007. PMID: 17848511 Free PMC article.
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