Cultural selection and genetic diversity in matrilineal whales.

doi:10.1126/science.282.5394.1708

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Cultural selection and genetic diversity in matrilineal whales.

Science (New York, N.Y.) - 27 Nov 1998

Whitehead H

Abstract excerpt

Low diversities of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) have recently been found in four species of matrilineal whale. No satisfactory explanation for this apparent anomaly has been previously suggested. Culture seems to be an important part of the lives of matrilineal whales. The selection of matrilineally...

Topics

Animals
Behavior, Animal
Biological Evolution
Computer Simulation
DNA, Mitochondrial
Dolphins
Female
Genetic Variation
Models, Biological
Selection, Genetic
Vocalization, Animal
Whales

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