Population Genetics of Bowhead Whales (Baleana mysticetus) in the Western Arctic

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Givens, Geof H., Huebinger, Ryan M., Patton, John C., Postma, Lianne D., Lindsay, Melissa, Suydam, Robert S., George, John C., Matson, Cole W., Bickham, J.W.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2010
• Subjects: population structure; temporal substructure; Hardy-Weinberg disequilibrium; genetic bottleneck; conservation; bowhead whale; Bering; Beaufort; Chukchi; genetic analysis; population differentiation; Alaska; structure de la population; sous-structure temporelle; déséquilibre de Hardy-Weinberg; étranglement génétique; baleine boréale; Béring; Tchoukotka; analyse génétique; différenciation de la population; Arctic; Baleine; Canada; la Baleine; Okhotsk; Balaena mysticetus; Inupiat; okhotsk sea; Yupik
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63701

Bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) in the Bering, Chukchi, and Beaufort seas experienced a severe reduction as a result of commercial whaling in the 19th century. Since the cessation of commercial whaling, the population has recovered to a size that is approaching pre-whaling estimates. Inupiat and...