Understanding the habitat shifting pattern is a prerequisite for implementing in situ
conservation of migratory species. Spotted seals (Phoca largha) inhabiting the Yellow Sea …

Background Small, genetically uniform populations may face an elevated risk of extinction
due to reduced environmental adaptability and individual fitness. Fragmentation can …

Island populations are on average smaller, genetically less diverse, and at a higher risk to
go extinct than mainland populations. Low genetic diversity may elevate extinction …

Abstract The Liaodong Bay spotted seal (Phoca largha) population experienced several
drastic declines in the last 80 years. Recent studies are contradictory regarding the level of …

White sharks are highly migratory apex predators, globally distributed in temperate, sub-
tropical, and tropical waters. Knowledge of white shark biology and ecology has increased …

The artificial reproduction of endangered marine species populations is becoming
increasingly crucial. Determining the potential for reintegration into their natural ecological …

The spotted seal (Phoca largha) is the only carnivorous aquatic mammal that exclusively
breeds in China's waters (1–4). A flagship species within the Bohai Sea and Yellow Sea …

Spotted seal (Phoca largha) is a critically endangered pinniped in China and South Korea.
The conventional method to protect and maintain the P. largha population is to keep them …

We analyzed eight nuclear microsatellite loci in three species of Antarctic seals; Weddell
seal (Leptonychotes weddellii; mean N= 163), crabeater seal (Lobodon carcinophaga; 138) …

Some marine mammals can adjust acoustic parameters of their sound signals in response to
changes in sunlight and ambient noise. Evidence was found in several toothed whales; …