The genomic footprint of whaling and isolation in fin whale populations

Abstract Twentieth century industrial whaling pushed several species to the brink of extinction, with fin whales being the most impacted. However, a small, resident population in the Gulf of California was not targeted by whaling. Here, we analyzed 50 whole-genomes from the Eastern North Pacific (EN...

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Main Authors: Sergio F. Nigenda-Morales, Meixi Lin, Paulina G. Nuñez-Valencia, Christopher C. Kyriazis, Annabel C. Beichman, Jacqueline A. Robinson, Aaron P. Ragsdale, Jorge Urbán R., Frederick I. Archer, Lorena Viloria-Gómora, María José Pérez-Álvarez, Elie Poulin, Kirk E. Lohmueller, Andrés Moreno-Estrada, Robert K. Wayne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-09-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-40052-z