# Genomic and fitness consequences of a near-extinction event in the northern elephant seal

*PRI Rank #14 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Marine animal studies overview Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #14 |
| 18m citations | 23 |
| Journal | Nature Ecology & Evolution |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1038/s41559-024-02533-2 |
| Corresponding authors | Joseph I. Hoffman |
| Institution | Bielefeld University, Germany |

**Ranking page:** [Topics and Trends in Most Cited Marine animal studies overview Papers, Class of 2026](https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/marine-animal-studies-overview/2026)

**Paper link:** [10.1038/s41559-024-02533-2](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-024-02533-2)

## Topics

northern elephant seal · anthropogenic bottleneck · near-extinction event · inbreeding depression · genetic load · whole-genome resequencing · effective population size · demographic modeling · forward genetic simulations · genetic purging · deleterious genetic variation · population viability · veterinary pathology data · body mass · blubber thickness · parasite susceptibility · disease susceptibility · post-bottleneck population dynamics · fitness components · genetic diversity depletion

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