What influences the worldwide genetic structure of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus)?

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What influences the worldwide genetic structure of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus)?

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University of Otago

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Otago University Research Archive

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The interplay of natural selection and genetic drift, influenced by geographic isolation, mating systems and population size, determines patterns of genetic diversity within species. The sperm whale provides an interesting example of a long-lived species with few geographic barriers to dispersal. Worldwide mtDNA diversity is relatively low, but highly structured among geographic regions and social groups, attributed to female philopatry. However, it is unclear whether this female philopatry i...

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Research paper

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Article

Date created

2016-06

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Alexander, Alana / Steel, Debbie / Hoekzema, Kendra / Mesnick, Sarah L / Engelhaupt, Daniel / Kerr, Iain / Payne, Roger / Baker, C Scott

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https://hdl.handle.net/10523/29614

Related subjects

Animals / Behavior, Animal / DNA, Mitochondrial - genetics / Female / Gene Flow / Genetic Variation / Genetics, Population / Genotype / Male / Microsatellite Repeats / Phylogeography / Population Density / Social Behavior / Sperm Whale - genetics

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