Nothing is as it seems: genetic analyses on stranded fin whales unveil the presence of a fin-blue whale hybrid in the Mediterranean Sea (Balaenopteridae)

Nothing is as it seems: genetic analyses on stranded fin whales unveil the presence of a fin-blue whale hybrid in the Mediterranean Sea (Balaenopteridae)

The fin whale Balaenoptera physalus is a large rorqual species occurring worldwide, mainly in temperate and subpolar zones. In contrast to many baleen whales, not all the fin whale populations show the same model of migration. In fact, migratory behaviours of this latter species range from long seas...

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Main Authors: T. Fioravanti, N. Maio, L. Latini, A. Splendiani, F. M. Guarino, M. Mezzasalma, A. Petraccioli, B. Cozzi, S. Mazzariol, C. Centelleghe, G. Sciancalepore, G. Pietroluongo, M. Podestà, V. Caputo Barucchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2022-12-01
Series:The European Zoological Journal
Subjects:
Fin whale
Balaenopteridae
genetics
hybrid
Tyrrhenian Sea
Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/24750263.2022.2063426

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