Ancient DNA reveals that bowhead whale lineages survived Late Pleistocene climate change and habitat shifts
The climatic changes of the glacial cycles are thought to have been a major driver of population declines and species extinctions. However, studies to date have focused on terrestrial fauna and there is little understanding of how marine species responded to past climate change. Here we show that a...
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ftcopenhagenunip:oai:pure.atira.dk:publications/f6fab5b9-3a1f-4ba1-9eea-a11f27ced3ef 2023-12-17T10:25:57+01:00 Ancient DNA reveals that bowhead whale lineages survived Late Pleistocene climate change and habitat shifts Foote, Andrew David Kaschner, Kristin Schultze, Sebastian E. Garilao, Cristina Ho, Simon Y. W. Post, Klaas Higham, Thomas F. G. Stokowska, Catherine van der Es, Henry Embling, Clare B. Gregersen, Kristian Johansson, Friederike Willerslev, Eske Gilbert, Tom 2013-04-09 https://curis.ku.dk/portal/da/publications/ancient-dna-reveals-that-bowhead-whale-lineages-survived-late-pleistocene-climate-change-and-habitat-shifts(f6fab5b9-3a1f-4ba1-9eea-a11f27ced3ef).html https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms2714 eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess Foote , A D , Kaschner , K , Schultze , S E , Garilao , C , Ho , S Y W , Post , K , Higham , T F G , Stokowska , C , van der Es , H , Embling , C B , Gregersen , K , Johansson , F , Willerslev , E & Gilbert , T 2013 , ' Ancient DNA reveals that bowhead whale lineages survived Late Pleistocene climate change and habitat shifts ' , Nature Communications , vol. 4 , 1677 . https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms2714 article 2013 ftcopenhagenunip https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms2714 2023-11-22T23:59:29Z The climatic changes of the glacial cycles are thought to have been a major driver of population declines and species extinctions. However, studies to date have focused on terrestrial fauna and there is little understanding of how marine species responded to past climate change. Here we show that a true Arctic species, the bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus), shifted its range and tracked its core suitable habitat northwards during the rapid climate change of the Pleistocene-Holocene transition. Late Pleistocene lineages survived into the Holocene and effective female population size increased rapidly, concurrent with a threefold increase in core suitable habitat. This study highlights that responses to climate change are likely to be species specific and difficult to predict. We estimate that the core suitable habitat of bowhead whales will be almost halved by the end of this century, potentially influencing future population dynamics. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Balaena mysticetus bowhead whale Climate change University of Copenhagen: Research Arctic Nature Communications 4 1 |
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The climatic changes of the glacial cycles are thought to have been a major driver of population declines and species extinctions. However, studies to date have focused on terrestrial fauna and there is little understanding of how marine species responded to past climate change. Here we show that a true Arctic species, the bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus), shifted its range and tracked its core suitable habitat northwards during the rapid climate change of the Pleistocene-Holocene transition. Late Pleistocene lineages survived into the Holocene and effective female population size increased rapidly, concurrent with a threefold increase in core suitable habitat. This study highlights that responses to climate change are likely to be species specific and difficult to predict. We estimate that the core suitable habitat of bowhead whales will be almost halved by the end of this century, potentially influencing future population dynamics. |
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Foote, Andrew David Kaschner, Kristin Schultze, Sebastian E. Garilao, Cristina Ho, Simon Y. W. Post, Klaas Higham, Thomas F. G. Stokowska, Catherine van der Es, Henry Embling, Clare B. Gregersen, Kristian Johansson, Friederike Willerslev, Eske Gilbert, Tom |
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Foote, Andrew David Kaschner, Kristin Schultze, Sebastian E. Garilao, Cristina Ho, Simon Y. W. Post, Klaas Higham, Thomas F. G. Stokowska, Catherine van der Es, Henry Embling, Clare B. Gregersen, Kristian Johansson, Friederike Willerslev, Eske Gilbert, Tom Ancient DNA reveals that bowhead whale lineages survived Late Pleistocene climate change and habitat shifts |
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Foote, Andrew David Kaschner, Kristin Schultze, Sebastian E. Garilao, Cristina Ho, Simon Y. W. Post, Klaas Higham, Thomas F. G. Stokowska, Catherine van der Es, Henry Embling, Clare B. Gregersen, Kristian Johansson, Friederike Willerslev, Eske Gilbert, Tom |
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Ancient DNA reveals that bowhead whale lineages survived Late Pleistocene climate change and habitat shifts |
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Ancient DNA reveals that bowhead whale lineages survived Late Pleistocene climate change and habitat shifts |
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Ancient DNA reveals that bowhead whale lineages survived Late Pleistocene climate change and habitat shifts |
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https://curis.ku.dk/portal/da/publications/ancient-dna-reveals-that-bowhead-whale-lineages-survived-late-pleistocene-climate-change-and-habitat-shifts(f6fab5b9-3a1f-4ba1-9eea-a11f27ced3ef).html https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms2714 |
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Foote , A D , Kaschner , K , Schultze , S E , Garilao , C , Ho , S Y W , Post , K , Higham , T F G , Stokowska , C , van der Es , H , Embling , C B , Gregersen , K , Johansson , F , Willerslev , E & Gilbert , T 2013 , ' Ancient DNA reveals that bowhead whale lineages survived Late Pleistocene climate change and habitat shifts ' , Nature Communications , vol. 4 , 1677 . https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms2714 |
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