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dc.contributor.authorGlover, Kevineng
dc.contributor.authorKanda, Naohisaeng
dc.contributor.authorHaug, Toreeng
dc.contributor.authorPastene, Luis A.eng
dc.contributor.authorØien, Nils Ingeeng
dc.contributor.authorSeliussen, Bjørghild Breisteineng
dc.contributor.authorSørvik, Anne Grete Eideeng
dc.contributor.authorSkaug, Hans J.eng
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-11T07:41:32Z
dc.date.available2014-07-11T07:41:32Z
dc.date.issued2013-04-15eng
dc.identifier.issn1471-2156en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1956/8118
dc.description.abstractBackground: Minke whales are separated into two genetically distinct species: the Antarctic minke whale found in the southern hemisphere, and the common minke whale which is cosmopolitan. The common minke whale is further divided into three allopatric sub-species found in the North Pacific, southern hemisphere, and the North Atlantic. Here, we aimed to identify the genetic ancestry of a pregnant female minke whale captured in the North Atlantic in 2010, and her fetus, using data from the mtDNA control region, 11 microsatellite loci and a sex determining marker. Results: All statistical parameters demonstrated that the mother was a hybrid displaying maternal and paternal contribution from North Atlantic common and Antarctic minke whales respectively. Her female fetus displayed greater genetic similarity to North Atlantic common minke whales than herself, strongly suggesting that the hybrid mother had paired with a North Atlantic common minke whale. Conclusion: This study clearly demonstrates, for the first time, that hybrids between minke whale species may be fertile, and that they can back-cross. Whether contact between these species represents a contemporary event linked with documented recent changes in the Antarctic ecosystem, or has occurred at a low frequency over many years, remains open.en_US
dc.language.isoengeng
dc.publisherBioMed Centralen_US
dc.rightsAttribution CC BYeng
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0eng
dc.titleHybrids between common and Antarctic minke whales are fertile and can back-crossen_US
dc.typePeer reviewed
dc.typeJournal article
dc.date.updated2013-08-23T08:51:56Z
dc.description.versionPeer Reviewed
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.rights.holderKevin A Glover et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.en_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2013 Glover et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.en_US
dc.source.articlenumber25
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2156-14-25
dc.identifier.cristin1039713
dc.source.journalBMC Genetics
dc.source.4014


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