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Geographical distribution of close kin in southern right whales on feeding grounds.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2024
Takahashi Megumi, Førland Brage, Pastene Luis A, Skaug Hans J
Abstract excerpt
This study investigated the close kinship structure of southern right whales on feeding grounds during austral summer seasons. The study was based on biopsy samples of 171 individual whales, which were genotyped with 14 microsatellite DNA loci. Kinship was investigated by using the LOD (Log Odds) score, a relatedness index for a pair of genotypes. Based on a cut-off point of LODPO > 6, which was chosen to balance...
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