Mitochondrial DNA reveals secondary contact in Japanese harbour seals, the southernmost population in the western Pacific

• Mariko Mizuno,

  Roles Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Writing – original draft

  Affiliations Graduate School of Bioindustry, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Abashiri, Hokkaido, Japan, Incorporated Non Profit Organization Marine Wildlife Center of Japan, Abashiri, Hokkaido, Japan

  http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4180-6126

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• Takeshi Sasaki,

  Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Graduate School of Human and Animal-Plant Relationships, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Atsugi, Kanagawa, Japan

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• Mari Kobayashi ,

  Roles Funding acquisition, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: m3kobaya@bioindustry.nodai.ac.jp

  Affiliations Graduate School of Bioindustry, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Abashiri, Hokkaido, Japan, Incorporated Non Profit Organization Marine Wildlife Center of Japan, Abashiri, Hokkaido, Japan

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• Takayuki Haneda,

  Roles Data curation

  Affiliations Graduate School of Bioindustry, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Abashiri, Hokkaido, Japan, Incorporated Non Profit Organization Marine Wildlife Center of Japan, Abashiri, Hokkaido, Japan

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• Takahito Masubuchi

  Roles Data curation

  Affiliations Graduate School of Bioindustry, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Abashiri, Hokkaido, Japan, Incorporated Non Profit Organization Marine Wildlife Center of Japan, Abashiri, Hokkaido, Japan

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