Supplementary material from "Revised taxonomy of eastern North Pacific killer whales (Orcinus orca): Bigg’s and resident ecotypes deserve species status" ...
Killer whales (Orcinus orca) are currently recognized as a single ecologically and morphologically diverse, globally-distributed species. Multiple morphotypes or ecotypes have been described, often associated with feeding specialization, and several studies have suggested taxonomic revision to inclu...
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ftdatacite:10.6084/m9.figshare.c.7095859 2024-03-31T07:53:45+00:00 Supplementary material from "Revised taxonomy of eastern North Pacific killer whales (Orcinus orca): Bigg’s and resident ecotypes deserve species status" ... Morin, Phillip McCarthy, Morgan L. Fung, Charissa W. Durban, John Parsons, Kim Perrin, Bill Taylor, Barbara L. Jefferson, Thomas A. Archer, Eric 2024 https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.7095859 https://rs.figshare.com/collections/Supplementary_material_from_Revised_taxonomy_of_eastern_North_Pacific_killer_whales_Orcinus_orca_Bigg_s_and_resident_ecotypes_deserve_species_status_/7095859 unknown The Royal Society Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode cc-by-4.0 Evolutionary biology not elsewhere classified article Collection 2024 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.7095859 2024-03-04T14:22:19Z Killer whales (Orcinus orca) are currently recognized as a single ecologically and morphologically diverse, globally-distributed species. Multiple morphotypes or ecotypes have been described, often associated with feeding specialization, and several studies have suggested taxonomic revision to include multiple subspecies or species in the genus. We review the ecological, morphological and genetic data for the well-studied “resident” and Bigg’s (aka “transient”) ecotypes in the eastern North Pacific, and use quantitative taxonomic guidelines and standards to determine whether the taxonomic status of these killer whale ecotypes should be revised. Our review and new analyses indicate that species-level status is justified in both cases, and we conclude that eastern North Pacific Bigg’s killer whales should be recognized as Orcinus rectipinnus (Cope in Scammon, 1869), and resident killer whales should be recognized as Orcinus ater (Cope in Scammon, 1869). ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Killer Whale Orca Orcinus orca Killer whale DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) Pacific |
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Evolutionary biology not elsewhere classified Morin, Phillip McCarthy, Morgan L. Fung, Charissa W. Durban, John Parsons, Kim Perrin, Bill Taylor, Barbara L. Jefferson, Thomas A. Archer, Eric Supplementary material from "Revised taxonomy of eastern North Pacific killer whales (Orcinus orca): Bigg’s and resident ecotypes deserve species status" ... |
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Killer whales (Orcinus orca) are currently recognized as a single ecologically and morphologically diverse, globally-distributed species. Multiple morphotypes or ecotypes have been described, often associated with feeding specialization, and several studies have suggested taxonomic revision to include multiple subspecies or species in the genus. We review the ecological, morphological and genetic data for the well-studied “resident” and Bigg’s (aka “transient”) ecotypes in the eastern North Pacific, and use quantitative taxonomic guidelines and standards to determine whether the taxonomic status of these killer whale ecotypes should be revised. Our review and new analyses indicate that species-level status is justified in both cases, and we conclude that eastern North Pacific Bigg’s killer whales should be recognized as Orcinus rectipinnus (Cope in Scammon, 1869), and resident killer whales should be recognized as Orcinus ater (Cope in Scammon, 1869). ... |
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Morin, Phillip McCarthy, Morgan L. Fung, Charissa W. Durban, John Parsons, Kim Perrin, Bill Taylor, Barbara L. Jefferson, Thomas A. Archer, Eric |
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Morin, Phillip McCarthy, Morgan L. Fung, Charissa W. Durban, John Parsons, Kim Perrin, Bill Taylor, Barbara L. Jefferson, Thomas A. Archer, Eric |
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Supplementary material from "Revised taxonomy of eastern North Pacific killer whales (Orcinus orca): Bigg’s and resident ecotypes deserve species status" ... |
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Supplementary material from "Revised taxonomy of eastern North Pacific killer whales (Orcinus orca): Bigg’s and resident ecotypes deserve species status" ... |
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Supplementary material from "Revised taxonomy of eastern North Pacific killer whales (Orcinus orca): Bigg’s and resident ecotypes deserve species status" ... |
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Supplementary material from "Revised taxonomy of eastern North Pacific killer whales (Orcinus orca): Bigg’s and resident ecotypes deserve species status" ... |
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Supplementary material from "Revised taxonomy of eastern North Pacific killer whales (Orcinus orca): Bigg’s and resident ecotypes deserve species status" ... |
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supplementary material from "revised taxonomy of eastern north pacific killer whales (orcinus orca): bigg’s and resident ecotypes deserve species status" ... |
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