Changes in sea ice alter genetic structure of an iconic Arctic apex predator in less than three decades
Sean N. Vanderluit, Marie‐Josée Fortin, Peter van Coeverden de Groot, Rute B. G. Clemente‐Carvalho, Evelyn L. Jensen, Andrea Gómez-Sánchez, Zhengxin Sun, Markus G. Dyck, Marsha Branigan, Stephen C. Lougheed
The paper shows that polar bear genetic structure changed significantly in the Canadian Arctic over two decades due to sea ice loss.
bioRxiv · Sep 6, 2025 · PreprintGenomics