Genome-culture coevolution promotes rapid divergence of killer whale ecotypes

Killer whales have evolved into specialized ecotypes based on hunting strategies and ecological niches. Here, Andrew Foote and colleagues sequenced the whole genome of individual killer whales representing 5 different ecotypes from North Pacific and Antarctic, and show expansion of small founder gro...

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Published in:Nature Communications
Main Authors: Andrew D. Foote, Nagarjun Vijay, María C. Ávila-Arcos, Robin W. Baird, John W. Durban, Matteo Fumagalli, Richard A. Gibbs, M. Bradley Hanson, Thorfinn S. Korneliussen, Michael D. Martin, Kelly M. Robertson, Vitor C. Sousa, Filipe G. Vieira, Tomáš Vinař, Paul Wade, Kim C. Worley, Laurent Excoffier, Phillip A. Morin, M. Thomas P. Gilbert, Jochen B.W. Wolf
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2016
Subjects:
Science
Q
Antarctic
Pacific
Foote
Antarc*
Killer Whale
Killer whale
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11693
https://doaj.org/article/36f7570dd8f147cf9f4f95199841fd26
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Summary:Killer whales have evolved into specialized ecotypes based on hunting strategies and ecological niches. Here, Andrew Foote and colleagues sequenced the whole genome of individual killer whales representing 5 different ecotypes from North Pacific and Antarctic, and show expansion of small founder groups to adapt to specific ecological niches.

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