Genetic analyses reveal promiscuous mating in female common minke whales, Balaenoptera acutorostrata
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Based on 25 microsatellites, first order relatedness was established for three dyads of individuals contained in the Norwegian minke whale DNA-register. One large female a member all dyads. Two competing genealogies were considered and under both these quartet siblings that with high probability must be half-siblings, as opposed to being full siblings.
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عنوان ژورنال: The journal of cetacean research and management
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['1561-0713', '2312-2692']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.47536/jcrm.v9i3.673