Alaska's Iliamna Lake Harbor seals are genetically isolated from entire Pacific Ocean, research reveals
There are only five seal populations worldwide that live year-round in freshwater habitats. The Baikal seal, probably the ...
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Alaska's Iliamna Lake Harbor seals genetically isolated from entire Pacific Ocean
Alaska's Iliamna Lake harbor seals have been difficult to study because of their remoteness. They weren't even identified as harbor seals until 2013. Now, a new genetic study has found significant ...
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Surprising genetic differences found in Iliamna Lake harbor seals
In Alaska, harbor seals thrive in the chilled water of Iliamna Lake, sliding their blubbery bodies onto floating pieces of ...
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Alaska’s Iliamna Lake Harbor seals genetically isolated from entire Pacific Ocean
However, perhaps the most enigmatic population of freshwater seals can be found a little closer to home in Alaska’s Iliamna Lake. Despite their wider anonymity, the Iliamna seals have long been ...
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Opinion: Could an unnecessary gold mine drive Cook Inlet belugas extinct?
Along the pristine west side of lower Cook Inlet lies Tuxedni Bay, the only known winter feeding ground for the inlet’s ...