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Genomics reveals a genetically isolated population of the Pacific white-sided dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens) distributed in the Sea of Japan.
Molecular ecology - 1 Feb 2023
Suzuki Miwa, Ohno Kaho, Sawayama Eitaro, Morinaga Shin-Ichi, Kishida Takushi, Matsumoto Teruyo, Kato Haruhiko
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The processes by which animals become genetically isolated in an open environment such as the ocean have not yet been fully elucidated. Morphologically different populations of Pacific white-sided dolphin Lagenorhynchus obliquidens are observed sympatrically in the Sea of Japan. However, genetic studies that exclusively used limited mitochondrial loci or microsatellite DNA have failed to demonstrate the existence...
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