Long Distance Runners in the Marine Realm: New Insights Into Genetic Diversity, Kin Relationships and Social Fidelity of Indian Ocean Male Sperm Whales

Long Distance Runners in the Marine Realm: New Insights Into Genetic Diversity, Kin Relationships and Social Fidelity of Indian Ocean Male Sperm Whales

Adult male sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) are long distance runners of the marine realm, feeding in high latitudes and mating in tropical and subtropical waters where stable social groups of females and immatures live. Several areas of uncertainty still limit our understanding of their social...

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Main Authors: Justine Girardet, Francois Sarano, Gaëtan Richard, Paul Tixier, Christophe Guinet, Alana Alexander, Véronique Sarano, Hugues Vitry, Axel Preud’homme, René Heuzey, Ana M. Garcia-Cegarra, Olivier Adam, Bénédicte Madon, Jean-Luc Jung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
marine megafauna
genetic diversity
cultural species
sperm whales
Indian Ocean
male-social fidelity
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.815684/full

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