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Mitogenomics of the endangered Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus) reveals dramatic loss of diversity and supports historical gene-flow between Atlantic and eastern Mediterranean populations

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Rey-Iglesia, Alba, Gaubert, Philippe, Espregueira Themudo, Gonçalo, Pires, Rosa, de la Fuente, Constanza, Freitas, Luís, Aguilar, Alex, Borrell, Asunción, Krakhmalnaya, Tatiana, Vasconcelos, Raquel, Campos, Paula F (2021): Mitogenomics of the endangered Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus) reveals dramatic loss of diversity and supports historical gene-flow between Atlantic and eastern Mediterranean populations. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 191 (4): 1147-1159, DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa084, URL: https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article/191/4/1147/5897344

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