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Habitat-driven population structure of bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus, in the North-East Atlantic.
Molecular ecology - 1 Feb 2014
Louis Marie, Viricel Amélia, Lucas Tamara, Peltier Hélène, Alfonsi Eric, Berrow Simon, Brownlow Andrew, Covelo Pablo, Dabin Willy, Deaville Rob, de Stephanis Renaud, Gally François, Gauffier Pauline, Penrose Rod, Silva Monica A, Guinet Christophe, Simon-Bouhet Benoit
Abstract excerpt
Despite no obvious barrier to gene flow, historical environmental processes and ecological specializations can lead to genetic differentiation in highly mobile animals. Ecotypes emerged in several large mammal species as a result of niche specializations and/or social organization. In the North-West Atlantic, two distinct bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) ecotypes (i.e. 'coastal' and 'pelagic') have been...
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