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Genomics reveals the role of admixture in the evolution of structure among sperm whale populations within the Mediterranean Sea.
Molecular ecology - 1 Jun 2023
Violi Biagio, de Jong Menno J, Frantzis Alexandros, Alexiadou Paraskevi, Tardy Céline, Ody Denis, de Stephanis Renaud, Giménez Joan, Lucifora Giuseppe, E Silva Mónica A, Oliveira Cláudia, Alves Filipe, Dinis Ana, Tejedor Marisa, Fernández Antonio, Arregui Marina, Arbelo Manuel, Lopez Alfredo, Covelo Pablo, Hoelzel A Rus
Abstract excerpt
In oceanic ecosystems, the nature of barriers to gene flow and the processes by which populations may become isolated are different from the terrestrial environment, and less well understood. In this study we investigate a highly mobile species (the sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus) that is genetically differentiated between an open North Atlantic population and the populations in the Mediterranean Sea. We...
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