Mitochondrial genome divergence between beluga whales in Baffin Bay and the Sea of Okhotsk
The beluga whale is one of three endemic Arctic whales. The species is philopatric, and its migration patterns are passed from mother to calf. Management of the species is informed by the levels of genetic structuring among summer aggregation sites based on mitochondrial D-Loop data. To assess the l...
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| author | Mikkel Skovrind Jose Alfredo Samaniego Castruita Mads Peter Heide-Jørgensen Love Dalén Eline Lorenzen |
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| description | The beluga whale is one of three endemic Arctic whales. The species is philopatric, and its migration patterns are passed from mother to calf. Management of the species is informed by the levels of genetic structuring among summer aggregation sites based on mitochondrial D-Loop data. To assess the levels of differentiation across the entire mitochondrial genome within belugas, we present a comparison between the first two complete mitochondrial genomes from opposite sides of their distribution range: Baffin Bay and the Russian Far East. Our analyses reveal that additional phylogenetic insights can be gained from expanding the genetic region analyzed. Further, we estimate the divergence time between the two mitochondrial genomes to be 0.469 MYA. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9e8c76576fab42ca88172140a4c645b82023-11-02T15:42:56ZengTaylor & Francis GroupMitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources2380-23592017-01-012125725810.1080/23802359.2017.13186861318686Mitochondrial genome divergence between beluga whales in Baffin Bay and the Sea of OkhotskMikkel Skovrind0Jose Alfredo Samaniego Castruita1Mads Peter Heide-Jørgensen2Love Dalén3Eline Lorenzen4University of CopenhagenUniversity of CopenhagenGreenland Institute of Natural ResourcesSwedish Museum of Natural HistoryUniversity of CopenhagenThe beluga whale is one of three endemic Arctic whales. The species is philopatric, and its migration patterns are passed from mother to calf. Management of the species is informed by the levels of genetic structuring among summer aggregation sites based on mitochondrial D-Loop data. To assess the levels of differentiation across the entire mitochondrial genome within belugas, we present a comparison between the first two complete mitochondrial genomes from opposite sides of their distribution range: Baffin Bay and the Russian Far East. Our analyses reveal that additional phylogenetic insights can be gained from expanding the genetic region analyzed. Further, we estimate the divergence time between the two mitochondrial genomes to be 0.469 MYA.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23802359.2017.1318686arcticmonodontidaephylogenywestern greenland |
| spellingShingle | Mikkel Skovrind Jose Alfredo Samaniego Castruita Mads Peter Heide-Jørgensen Love Dalén Eline Lorenzen Mitochondrial genome divergence between beluga whales in Baffin Bay and the Sea of Okhotsk Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources arctic monodontidae phylogeny western greenland |
| title | Mitochondrial genome divergence between beluga whales in Baffin Bay and the Sea of Okhotsk |
| title_full | Mitochondrial genome divergence between beluga whales in Baffin Bay and the Sea of Okhotsk |
| title_fullStr | Mitochondrial genome divergence between beluga whales in Baffin Bay and the Sea of Okhotsk |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mitochondrial genome divergence between beluga whales in Baffin Bay and the Sea of Okhotsk |
| title_short | Mitochondrial genome divergence between beluga whales in Baffin Bay and the Sea of Okhotsk |
| title_sort | mitochondrial genome divergence between beluga whales in baffin bay and the sea of okhotsk |
| topic | arctic monodontidae phylogeny western greenland |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23802359.2017.1318686 |
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