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

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https://t.co/1iFBo60m5I This research basically highlights that there's low mtDNA diversity (variation between individuals) in sperm whales. This appears to represent a matriline shared across all sperm whales that extends back to 80,000 years ago.

What influences the worldwide genetic structure of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus)? https://t.co/rvxp3Rlhuv

Reacquainted with classical diet papers & caught up on latest Alexander et al. 2016 pop. genetics paper (n=1633!). https://t.co/mpuJYxSHvB

RT @kendra_hoekzema: Cool write up about sperm whale mtDNA https://t.co/ebJLV3xHE7. The original paper is here: https://t.co/GY4ZJjUDdR

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