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A DIVERGENT mtDNA LINEAGE AMONG MESOPLODON BEAKED WHALES: MOLECULAR EVIDENCE FOR A NEW SPECIES IN THE TROPICAL PACIFIC?
Author(s) -
Dalebout Merel L.,
Scott Baker C.,
Steel Debbie,
Robertson Kelly M.,
Chivers Susan J.,
Perrin William F.,
Mead James G.,
Grace Roger V.,
David Schofield T.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
marine mammal science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.723
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1748-7692
pISSN - 0824-0469
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2007.00143.x
Subject(s) - marine mammal , geography , marine fisheries , fishery , fisheries science , shore , library science , oceanography , archaeology , fisheries management , biology , fishing , geology , computer science
DNA sequence data enable not only the inference of evolutionary relationships and population histories but also represent a powerful tool for uncovering hidden biodiversity, an approach that has become known as "DNA taxonomy" (Dalebout eta/. 2002, Meegasku.mhura.eta/. 2002, Hebert eta/. 2004). The application of DNA taxonomy to beaked whales (Ziphiidae), the least known of all cetacean families, has led to some significant discoveries in recent years. These include the description of a new species from the North Pacific {Mesop/odon perrini; Dalebout et a/. 2002), the