Out of the Pacific and back again: insights into the matrilineal history of Pacific killer whale ecotypes.

Killer whales (Orcinus orca) are the most widely distributed marine mammals and have radiated to occupy a range of ecological niches. Disparate sympatric types are found in the North Atlantic, Antarctic and North Pacific oceans, however, little is known about the underlying mechanisms driving diverg...

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Main Authors: Andrew D Foote, Phillip A Morin, John W Durban, Eske Willerslev, Ludovic Orlando, M Thomas P Gilbert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3176785?pdf=render