In cases of severe wildlife population decline, a key question is whether recovery efforts will
be impeded by genetic factors, such as inbreeding depression. Decades of excess mortality …

The vaquita is the most critically endangered marine mammal, with fewer than 19 remaining
in the wild. First described in 1958, the vaquita has been in rapid decline for more than 20 …

The harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena), a highly mobile cetacean species of the
Northern Hemisphere, inhabits basins that vary broadly in salinity, temperature, and food …

Building genomic infrastructure: Sequencing platinum-standard reference-quality genomes of all
cetacean species Page 1 HAL Id: hal-03020344 https://hal.science/hal-03020344 Submitted on …

Abstract The Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) is a highly mobile cetacean species
primarily occurring in coastal and shelf waters across the Northern hemisphere. It inhabits …

Fish can maintain a stable intracellular concentration of ions in environments of variable
salinities through osmoregulation. In this study, we focused on obscure puffer Takifugu …

Summary The Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin (Sousa chinensis) is a small inshore species
of odontocete cetacean listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Here, we report on the …

Members of genus Martes provide early warning signals about forest ecosystem health and
are designated as a Management Indicator Species. As one of the most widespread …

Cetacea, whales, dolphins and porpoises form an order of mammals adapted to aquatic life.
Their transition to an aquatic habitat resulted in exceptional protection against cellular …

Abstract The Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) is a central element in the vertebrate
immune system. While MHC genes are a common target of conservation genomic studies, it …