Mitochondrial population structure of false killer whales (pseudorca crassidens) and pilot whales (globicephala melas) around new zealand waters, genetic diversity and initial evidence of hybridization

• Main Author: Bohórquez Romero, Laura
• Other Authors: Caballero Gaitán, Susana
• Format: Bachelor Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Universidad de los Andes 2021
• Subjects: Ballena asesina falsa-Investigaciones; Ballena asesina falsa-Habitat-Investigaciones; Genútica de población-Investigaciones; Cetáceos-Investigaciones; Biología; Bajos; Falsa; Larga; New Zealand; Pacific; Killer Whale; Orca; ballena asesina
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1992/51250

The long fin pilot whale (Globicephala melas) and the false killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens) are two social delphinid species that travel in big groups and have strong matrilineal associations. Previous studies found low levels of genetic diversity in both species. Here, we use mitochondrial DNA...