The contemporary Pacific gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) gene pool includes ancestry from a potential ghost population: inferences from population genomics
Natalie M. Allen, Anna Brüniche–Olsen, Jong Yoon Jeon, Andrew J. Mularo, John W. Bickham, Jorge Urbán R., J. Andrew DeWoody
The paper uses whole-genome resequencing to analyze gray whale populations, finding that the WNP stock has mixed ancestry from both eastern and western stocks, leading to increased genetic diversity.
Journal of Heredity · Aug 20, 2026Peer-reviewedGenomics