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Ancient DNA reveals that bowhead whale lineages survived Late Pleistocene climate change and habitat shifts

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Ancient DNA reveals that bowhead whale lineages survived Late Pleistocene climate change and habitat shifts. / Foote, Andrew D; Kaschner, Kristin; Schultze, Sebastian E et al.
In: Nature Communications, Vol. 4, 2013, p. 1677.

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Foote, AD, Kaschner, K, Schultze, SE, Garilao, C, Ho, SYW, Post, K, Higham, TFG, Stokowska, C, van der Es, H, Embling, CB, Gregersen, K, Johansson, F, Willerslev, E & Gilbert, MTP 2013, 'Ancient DNA reveals that bowhead whale lineages survived Late Pleistocene climate change and habitat shifts', Nature Communications, vol. 4, pp. 1677. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms2714

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Foote, A. D., Kaschner, K., Schultze, S. E., Garilao, C., Ho, S. Y. W., Post, K., Higham, T. F. G., Stokowska, C., van der Es, H., Embling, C. B., Gregersen, K., Johansson, F., Willerslev, E., & Gilbert, M. T. P. (2013). Ancient DNA reveals that bowhead whale lineages survived Late Pleistocene climate change and habitat shifts. Nature Communications, 4, 1677. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms2714

CBE

Foote AD, Kaschner K, Schultze SE, Garilao C, Ho SYW, Post K, Higham TFG, Stokowska C, van der Es H, Embling CB, et al. 2013. Ancient DNA reveals that bowhead whale lineages survived Late Pleistocene climate change and habitat shifts. Nature Communications. 4:1677. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms2714

MLA

Foote, Andrew D et al. "Ancient DNA reveals that bowhead whale lineages survived Late Pleistocene climate change and habitat shifts". Nature Communications. 2013, 4. 1677. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms2714

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Foote AD, Kaschner K, Schultze SE, Garilao C, Ho SYW, Post K et al. Ancient DNA reveals that bowhead whale lineages survived Late Pleistocene climate change and habitat shifts. Nature Communications. 2013;4:1677. Epub 2013 Apr 9. doi: 10.1038/ncomms2714

Author

Foote, Andrew D ; Kaschner, Kristin ; Schultze, Sebastian E et al. / Ancient DNA reveals that bowhead whale lineages survived Late Pleistocene climate change and habitat shifts. In: Nature Communications. 2013 ; Vol. 4. pp. 1677.

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TY - JOUR

T1 - Ancient DNA reveals that bowhead whale lineages survived Late Pleistocene climate change and habitat shifts

AU - Foote, Andrew D

AU - Kaschner, Kristin

AU - Schultze, Sebastian E

AU - Garilao, Cristina

AU - Ho, Simon Y W

AU - Post, Klaas

AU - Higham, Thomas F G

AU - Stokowska, Catherine

AU - van der Es, Henry

AU - Embling, Clare B

AU - Gregersen, Kristian

AU - Johansson, Friederike

AU - Willerslev, Eske

AU - Gilbert, M Thomas P

PY - 2013

Y1 - 2013

N2 - The climatic changes of the glacial cycles are thought to have been a major driver of population declines and species extinctions. However, studies to date have focused on terrestrial fauna and there is little understanding of how marine species responded to past climate change. Here we show that a true Arctic species, the bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus), shifted its range and tracked its core suitable habitat northwards during the rapid climate change of the Pleistocene-Holocene transition. Late Pleistocene lineages survived into the Holocene and effective female population size increased rapidly, concurrent with a threefold increase in core suitable habitat. This study highlights that responses to climate change are likely to be species specific and difficult to predict. We estimate that the core suitable habitat of bowhead whales will be almost halved by the end of this century, potentially influencing future population dynamics.

AB - The climatic changes of the glacial cycles are thought to have been a major driver of population declines and species extinctions. However, studies to date have focused on terrestrial fauna and there is little understanding of how marine species responded to past climate change. Here we show that a true Arctic species, the bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus), shifted its range and tracked its core suitable habitat northwards during the rapid climate change of the Pleistocene-Holocene transition. Late Pleistocene lineages survived into the Holocene and effective female population size increased rapidly, concurrent with a threefold increase in core suitable habitat. This study highlights that responses to climate change are likely to be species specific and difficult to predict. We estimate that the core suitable habitat of bowhead whales will be almost halved by the end of this century, potentially influencing future population dynamics.

KW - Animals

KW - Bowhead Whale/genetics

KW - Climate Change

KW - DNA/genetics

KW - Ecosystem

KW - Models, Theoretical

U2 - 10.1038/ncomms2714

DO - 10.1038/ncomms2714

M3 - Article

C2 - 23575681

VL - 4

SP - 1677

JO - Nature Communications

JF - Nature Communications

SN - 2041-1723

ER -