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Resource ID
10440
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Full Title
Summary of current and planned genetic data to resolve the breeding and feeding ground structure in North Atlantic humpback whales, Megaptera novaeangliae
Author
Per J. Palsbøll and Martine Bérubé
Abstract
Since the last comprehensive assessment of North Atlantic humpback whales in 2001-2002 the number of samples has increased from ~3,700 to ~ 8,600 samples, and the data per sample increased from 6 to 21 microsatellite loci. In other words, the data set has increased from ~ 22,000 to ~180,000 microsatellite genotypes. In addition, a de novo reference genome has been sequenced, assembled and published. All samples genotyped prior to 2001 have been re-sequenced and re-genotyped. In addition to some additional low coverage whole genome sequencing (x10) and RADSeq-based data, we are also working on greatly increasing the number of microsatellite loci genotyped in each specimen.