How did seals get to Lake Baikal, over 1,000 miles from the ocean? In this video we'll discuss the evolution of the Baikal Seal and the paleogeography of Asia to evaluate one of biogeography's biggest questions.

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The enigma of the landlocked Baikal and Caspian seals addressed through phylogeny of phocine mitochondrial sequences. Jukka u. Palo and Risto Väinölä, Finnish Museum of Natural History, University of Helsinki, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences

Thomas, J., Pastukhov, V. & Petrov, E. 1982. Phoca sibirica. Mammalian Species 188, 1-6.

A Giant Siberian Lake During the Last Glacial: Evidence and Implications.
Lioubimtseva E.U., Gorshkov S.P. & Adams J.M.

Scientific Evaluation of the Distinctiveness of Harbor Seals (Phoca vitulina) in Iliamna Lake. Peter L. Boveng , Shawn P. Dahle , John K. Jansen , Josh M. London , Barbara L. Taylor , and David E. Withrow

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