Population Boundaries and Genetics of Baltic Marine Mammals
This article discusses the population boundaries and genetic structure of marine mammals in the Baltic Sea, with a focus on harbour seals and grey seals. The study examines their mitochondrial DNA and management units.
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1. Baltic marine mammal population boundaries and phylogeography Morten Tange Olsen HELCOM Seal 8 Turku, Oct 2014
2. Harbour seal management units
3. Olsen et al 2014 Mol Ecol
4. Baltic harbour seals mtDNA
5. Grslen Grey seal population structure
6. Grey seal population structure mtDNA 226 modern + 50 historic samples 435 bp control region Microsatellites 79 modern samples 14 loci;
7. SCOTLAND WADDEN SEA LS RDSAND FALSTERBO CHR. SCOTLAND WADDEN SEA RDSAND FALSTERBO CHR.
8. Grey seal genetic diversity Danish historic (54) North Sea modern (71) Baltic modern (142)
9. Grey seal finds (15000-3000 BP) Sommer and Benecke 2003
10. Grey seal finds (3000-500 BP) Sommer and Benecke 2003
11. Grey Harbour Ringed Porpoise ? ?
12. Changes in species composition (DK)
13. Future studies Combined genetic analysis of harbour, grey and ringed seal, and porpoise Population structure and divergence times Geological events Climate events Environmental factors Historic abundance and distribution Existing mtDNA and microsatellite data Genomic data and ancient DNA
