Harbor porpoise losing its edge: Genetic time series suggests a rapid population decline in Iberian waters over the last 30 years
Yacine Ben Chehida, Tjibbe Stelwagen, Jeroen P A Hoekendijk, Marisa Ferreira, Catarina Eira, Andreia Torres‐Pereira, Lidia Nicolau, Julie Thumloup, Michael C Fontaine · 2023
Read Harbor porpoise losing its edge: Genetic time series suggests a rapid population decline in Iberian waters over the last 30 years by Yacine Ben Chehida, Tjibbe Stelwagen, Jeroen P A Hoekendijk, Marisa Ferreira, Catarina Eira, Andreia Torres‐Pereira, Lidia Nicolau, Julie Thumloup, Michael C Fontaine (2023) in the Tower of Babel, a free online library of public-domain works preserved in clean, searchable text. No sign-up. The full text is served as a plain-text file at a predictable URL, where text is present: https://antarctic-labs.com/tower-of-babel/pmc-10714065.txt.
Description
Yacine Ben Chehida and co-authors track genetic change in Iberian harbor porpoises in work from 2023. The Iberian group is an edge population adapted to local upwelling, distinct from porpoises further north. The work covers the last thirty years in Iberian waters.
Comparing samples from 1990 to 2002 with samples from 2012 to 2015, the team found a sharp drop in genetic diversity. Two southern animals carried a lineage close to the Mauritanian group, hinting at some movement between them. Model tests favor a real fall in population size over mere drift in a small group. The authors urge urgent conservation steps.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Yacine Ben Chehida, Tjibbe Stelwagen, Jeroen P A Hoekendijk, Marisa Ferreira, Catarina Eira, Andreia Torres‐Pereira, Lidia Nicolau, Julie Thumloup, Michael C Fontaine |
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| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 53 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |