Loss of Arctic Ice May Promote Hybrid Marine Mammals

Thursday, December 16, 2010 - 05:50 in Biology & Nature

Scientists expect the Arctic Ocean to be ice-free in summer by century's end. Now a trio of researchers say losing this continent-sized natural barrier between species such as bears, whales and seals, could mean extinction of some rare marine mammals and the loss of many adaptive gene combinations.

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