Southern resident killer whales display the lowest levels of genetic variation and highest level of inbreeding among North Pacific orca populations, study says. Photo: NOAA
Why do killer whales off the US west coast keep dying? Chinese and American gene scientists have an answer
- Inbreeding is killing off ‘southern resident’ killer whales, US-Chinese joint research published in Nature Ecology & Evolution finds
- Conservation should focus not only on external but genetic factors as well, warns study which included scientists from US-sanctioned BGI-Research
Southern resident killer whales display the lowest levels of genetic variation and highest level of inbreeding among North Pacific orca populations, study says. Photo: NOAA
