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Translocations maintain genetic diversity and increase connectivity in sea otters, Enhydra lutris
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Larson, Shawn, Gagne, Roderick B., Bodkin, Jim, Murray, Michael J., Ralls, Katherine, Bowen, Lizabeth, Leblois, Raphael, Piry, Sylvain, Penedo, Maria Cecilia, Tinker, M. Tim, Ernest, Holly B. (2021): Translocations maintain genetic diversity and increase connectivity in sea otters, Enhydra lutris. Marine Mammal Science (Greenwich, Conn.) 37 (4): 1475-1497, DOI: 10.1111/mms.12841, URL: https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12841
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