Viewing the lives of whales through a molecular lens
Genetics and genomics tools are providing unprecedented insights into the hidden social lives of baleen whales, from parentage to diet to defining population segments. Genetic information reveals simple yet critical information about individual whales, from their sex to their age to their kin. Integ...
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ftunstandrewcris:oai:research-portal.st-andrews.ac.uk:publications/8288629c-e52c-469d-a6b9-d124122dfec0 2024-04-28T08:14:07+00:00 Viewing the lives of whales through a molecular lens Carroll, Emma Louise Garland, Ellen Clare Clark, Christopher W. Garland, Ellen C. 2022-07-03 https://research-portal.st-andrews.ac.uk/en/researchoutput/viewing-the-lives-of-whales-through-a-molecular-lens(8288629c-e52c-469d-a6b9-d124122dfec0).html https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-98449-6_6 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-98449-6 https://discover.libraryhub.jisc.ac.uk/search?isn=9783030984489&rn=1 eng eng Springer Nature https://research-portal.st-andrews.ac.uk/en/researchoutput/viewing-the-lives-of-whales-through-a-molecular-lens(8288629c-e52c-469d-a6b9-d124122dfec0).html urn:ISBN:9783030984489 urn:ISBN:9783030984519 info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess Carroll , E L & Garland , E C 2022 , Viewing the lives of whales through a molecular lens . in C W Clark & E C Garland (eds) , Ethology and behavioral ecology of mysticetes . Ethology and behavioral ecology of marine mammals , Springer Nature , Cham , pp. 125-146 . https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-98449-6_6 Molecular ecology Genomics DNA Stable isotope Population structure Song Whaling bookPart 2022 ftunstandrewcris https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-98449-6_610.1007/978-3-030-98449-6 2024-04-09T14:43:22Z Genetics and genomics tools are providing unprecedented insights into the hidden social lives of baleen whales, from parentage to diet to defining population segments. Genetic information reveals simple yet critical information about individual whales, from their sex to their age to their kin. Integrating genetic and genomic information with other data such as photo-identification records, stable isotope data on foraging ecology, and hormone studies on reproductive status can provide detailed pictures of individuals and populations. Here we show through published examples how such datasets can be used to provide information on mating systems and assess population recovery. Genetic tools such as DNA diet studies have been instrumental at uncovering new aspects of whale ecology, such as identifying previously unknown prey that are key to the persistence of non-migratory baleen whale populations. Finally, we discuss how genetics, acoustics, and culture interact in whale populations, and how these data are being used in complementary ways to identify units to conserve. Book Part baleen whale baleen whales University of St Andrews: Research Portal |
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Genetics and genomics tools are providing unprecedented insights into the hidden social lives of baleen whales, from parentage to diet to defining population segments. Genetic information reveals simple yet critical information about individual whales, from their sex to their age to their kin. Integrating genetic and genomic information with other data such as photo-identification records, stable isotope data on foraging ecology, and hormone studies on reproductive status can provide detailed pictures of individuals and populations. Here we show through published examples how such datasets can be used to provide information on mating systems and assess population recovery. Genetic tools such as DNA diet studies have been instrumental at uncovering new aspects of whale ecology, such as identifying previously unknown prey that are key to the persistence of non-migratory baleen whale populations. Finally, we discuss how genetics, acoustics, and culture interact in whale populations, and how these data are being used in complementary ways to identify units to conserve. |
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Carroll , E L & Garland , E C 2022 , Viewing the lives of whales through a molecular lens . in C W Clark & E C Garland (eds) , Ethology and behavioral ecology of mysticetes . Ethology and behavioral ecology of marine mammals , Springer Nature , Cham , pp. 125-146 . https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-98449-6_6 |
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