Retrophylogenomics in rorquals indicate large ancestral population sizes and a rapid radiation

Background: Baleen whales (Mysticeti) are the largest animals on earth and their evolutionary history has been studied in detail, but some relationships still remain contentious. In particular, reconstructing the phylogenetic position of the gray whales (Eschrichtiidae) has been complicated by evolu...

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Published in:Mobile DNA
Main Authors: Lammers, Fritjof, Blumer, Moritz, Rücklé, Cornelia, Nilsson, Maria Anna
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2019
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Online Access:http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/49937
https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-499374
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13100-018-0143-2
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