Reference genome and demographic history of the most endangered marine mammal, the vaquita
Phillip A. Morin, Frederick I. Archer, Catherine D. Avila, Jennifer Balacco, Yury V. Bukhman, William Chow, Olivier D. Fedrigo, Giulio Formenti, Julie A. Fronczek, Arkarachai Fungtammasan, Frances M. D. Gulland, Bettina Haase, Mads Peter Heide‐Jørgensen, Marlys L. Houck, Kerstin Howe, , Erich David Jarvis
The paper generates a high-quality reference genome for the vaquita and analyzes its demographic history, revealing long-term population stability and low genetic diversity.
Molecular Ecology Resources · Oct 22, 2020Peer-reviewedGenomics