"Type D" killer whale genomes reveal long-term small population size and low genetic diversity

• Published in: Journal of Heredity
• Main Authors: Foote, Andrew D., Alexander, Alana, Ballance, Lisa T., Constantine, Rochelle, Galletti Vernazzani Muñoz, Bárbara, Guinet, Christophe, Robertson, Kelly M., Sinding, Mikkel Holger S., Sironi, Mariano, Tixier, Paul, Totterdell, John, Towers, Jared R., Wellard, Rebecca, Pitman, Robert L., Morin, Phillip A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: effective population size; inbreeding; killer whale; morphotype; runs of homozygosity; Cape Horn; New Zealand; Killer Whale; Killer whale
• Online Access: https://curis.ku.dk/portal/da/publications/type-d-killer-whale-genomes-reveal-longterm-small-population-size-and-low-genetic-diversity(d1b48511-e35c-42eb-baaf-7afdf4a911d4).html; https://doi.org/10.1093/jhered/esac070

Genome sequences can reveal the extent of inbreeding in small populations. Here, we present the first genomic characterization of type D killer whales, a distinctive eco/morphotype with a circumpolar, subantarctic distribution. Effective population size is the lowest estimated from any killer whale...