Cetaceans of the Black Sea: where did they survive glacial?
D. Dekanoidze, N. Kopaliani, Z. Gurielidze, L. Ninua, N. Devidze, D. Tarkhnishvili
The paper investigates the survival of Black Sea cetacean populations during glacial periods using genetic analysis, finding that these populations likely survived in the south-eastern Black Sea during glacial maxima.
bioRxiv · Mar 2, 2020 · PreprintEcology