Inbreeding threatens iconic killer whales
In: Nature Ecology & Evolution. Springer Nature. ISSN 2397-334X, meer
Is gerelateerd aan:Kardos, M.; Zhang, Y.; Parsons, K.M.; Yunga, A.; Kang, H.; Xu, X.; Liu, X.; Matkin, C.O.; Zhang, P.; Ward, E.J.; Hanson, M.B.; Emmons, C.; Ford, M.J.; Fan, G.; Li, S. (2023). Inbreeding depression explains killer whale population dynamics. Nature Ecology & Evolution 7(5): 675-686. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41559-023-01995-0, meer
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| Abstract |
Unlike other North Pacific killer whales, Southern Resident killer whales have failed to thrive despite decades of conservation. Genomics combined with long-term observational records reveal inbreeding depression as a compelling explanation. |
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