Biogeography and conservation of the pinnipeds (Carnivora: Mammalia)

This thesis examines the biogeography of world pinnipeds, a unique group of marine mammals that have adapted to marine foraging while maintaining terrestrial (land or ice) habitat links. Comparative analyses of species range sizes controlled for phylogenetic relationships using a multi-gene supertre...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Higdon, Jeffrey Wayde
Other Authors: Ferguson, Steve (Environment and Geography)
Language:en_US
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1993/4346