Genetic data reveal mixed-stock aggregations of gray whales in the North Pacific Ocean.
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SUBMITTER: Bruniche-Olsen A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6227853 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct
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Genetic data reveal mixed-stock aggregations of gray whales in the North Pacific Ocean.
Brüniche-Olsen Anna A Urban R Jorge RJ Vertyankin Vladimir V VV Godard-Codding Céline A J CAJ Bickham John W JW DeWoody J Andrew JA
Biology letters 20181010 10
Gray whales (<i>Eschrichtius robustus</i>) in the Western Pacific are critically endangered, whereas in the Eastern Pacific, they are relatively common. Holocene environmental changes and commercial whaling reduced their numbers, but gray whales in the Eastern Pacific now outnumber their Western counterparts by more than 100-fold. Herein, we investigate the genetic diversity and population structure within the species using a panel of genic single nucleotide polymorphisms. Results indicate the g ...[more]
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