Contemporary hybridization and localized genomic differentiation between grey seal subspecies
Anastasia Konstantopoulou, Ari Löytynoja, Theresa Koller, Emmi Olkkonen, Anders Galatius, Morgan L. McCarthy, Iben Stokholm, Sandra Magdalena Granquist, Bjørn Munro Jenssen, Mart Jüssi, Ivar Jüssi, Mervi Kunnasranta, Ursula Siebert, Ailsa J. Hall, Petri Auvinen, , Morten Tange Olsen
The paper uses whole-genome sequencing to study hybridization and genomic differentiation between grey seal subspecies in a contact zone, finding evidence of recent hybridization and local adaptation.
bioRxiv · Aug 11, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology