Exploring contemporary and historic effective population sizes in Atlantic beluga whale populations
Claudio Müller, Evelien de Greef, Cortney A. Watt, Steven H. Ferguson, Véronique Lesage, Geneviève J. Parent, Colin J. Garroway
This study estimates historical and contemporary effective population sizes of Atlantic beluga whales using whole genome data, revealing population declines and varying levels of genetic diversity across six genetic populations.
Conservation Genetics · Jun 20, 2026Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology