Genome-culture coevolution promotes rapid divergence of killer whale ecotypes

Genome-culture coevolution promotes rapid divergence of killer whale ecotypes

Killer whales have evolved into specialized ecotypes based on hunting strategies and ecological niches. Here, Andrew Foote and colleagues sequenced the whole genome of individual killer whales representing 5 different ecotypes from North Pacific and Antarctic, and show expansion of small founder gro...

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Main Authors: Andrew D. Foote, Nagarjun Vijay, María C. Ávila-Arcos, Robin W. Baird, John W. Durban, Matteo Fumagalli, Richard A. Gibbs, M. Bradley Hanson, Thorfinn S. Korneliussen, Michael D. Martin, Kelly M. Robertson, Vitor C. Sousa, Filipe G. Vieira, Tomáš Vinař, Paul Wade, Kim C. Worley, Laurent Excoffier, Phillip A. Morin, M. Thomas P. Gilbert, Jochen B.W. Wolf
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Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2016
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/36f7570dd8f147cf9f4f95199841fd26
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