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. 2012 Oct 18;2(11):2895–2911. doi: 10.1002/ece3.397

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(a) The full range of bowhead whales across the Arctic (lightly shaded area; Laidre et al. 2008) with sample sizes from region. Italicized names represent data collected in this study. Area inside dotted line shows the location of (b) detailed map of the Canadian Arctic. 1 = McClintock Sound, 2 = Qariaraqyak (PaJS-2) (archeological site from which “PRI” samples were excavated), 3 = Somerset Island, 4 = Prince Regent Inlet, 5 = Fury and Hecla Strait. Also shown are maximum (March – lightest gray) and minimum (September – white) sea-ice extent for 1979 (the earliest year data are available from NSIDC).