High‐quality whole‐genome sequence of an abundant Holarctic odontocete, the harbour porpoise ( Phocoena phocoena)

• Published in: Molecular Ecology Resources
• Main Authors: Autenrieth, Marijke, Hartmann, Stefanie, Lah, Ljerka, Roos, Anna, Dennis, Alice B., Tiedemann, Ralph
• Other Authors: Universität Potsdam
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2018
• Subjects: Kattegat; Harbour porpoise; Phocoena phocoena
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1755-0998.12932; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2F1755-0998.12932; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/1755-0998.12932

Abstract The harbour porpoise ( Phocoena phocoena ) is a highly mobile cetacean found across the Northern hemisphere. It occurs in coastal waters and inhabits basins that vary broadly in salinity, temperature and food availability. These diverse habitats could drive subtle differentiation among popu...