Varying Diet Composition Causes Striking Differences in Legacy and Emerging Contaminant Concentrations in Killer Whales across the North Atlantic.

Autor: Remili A; Department of Natural Resource Sciences, McGill University, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec H9X 3V9, Canada., Dietz R; Department of Ecoscience, Arctic Research Centre, Aarhus University, 900 Vestmannaeyjar, Denmark., Sonne C; Department of Ecoscience, Arctic Research Centre, Aarhus University, 900 Vestmannaeyjar, Denmark., Samarra FIP; University of Iceland, 900 Vestmannaeyjar, Reykjavík 600169-2039, Iceland., Letcher RJ; Ecotoxicology and Wildlife Health Division, Wildlife and Landscape Science Directorate, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H3, Canada., Rikardsen AH; Faculty of Biosciences, Fisheries and Economics, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, 9037 Tromsø, Norway.; Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA), N-9296 Tromso, Norway., Ferguson SH; Arctic Aquatic Research Division, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N6, Canada., Watt CA; Arctic Aquatic Research Division, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N6, Canada., Matthews CJD; Arctic Aquatic Research Division, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N6, Canada., Kiszka JJ; Institute of Environment, Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, North Miami, Florida 33181, United States., Rosing-Asvid A; Greenland Institute of Natural Resources, GR-3900 Nuuk, Greenland., McKinney MA; Department of Natural Resource Sciences, McGill University, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec H9X 3V9, Canada.

Publikováno v: Environmental science & technology [Environ Sci Technol] 2023 Oct 24; Vol. 57 (42), pp. 16109-16120. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Oct 11.

Quantitative fatty acid signature analysis reveals a high level of dietary specialization in killer whales across the North Atlantic.

Autor: Remili A; Department of Natural Resource Sciences, McGill University, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, H9X 3V9, Canada., Dietz R; Department of Ecoscience, Arctic Research Centre, Aarhus University, Roskilde, DK-4000, Denmark., Sonne C; Department of Ecoscience, Arctic Research Centre, Aarhus University, Roskilde, DK-4000, Denmark., Samarra FIP; University of Iceland, Vestmannaeyjar, 900, Iceland., Rikardsen AH; Faculty of Biosciences, Fisheries and Economics, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, 9037, Norway.; Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA), Tromsø, Norway., Kettemer LE; Faculty of Biosciences, Fisheries and Economics, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, 9037, Norway., Ferguson SH; Arctic Aquatic Research Division, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 2N6, Canada., Watt CA; Arctic Aquatic Research Division, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 2N6, Canada., Matthews CJD; Arctic Aquatic Research Division, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 2N6, Canada., Kiszka JJ; Institute of Environment, Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, North Miami, Florida, 33181, USA., Jourdain E; Norwegian Orca Survey, Andenes, Norway.; Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway., Borgå K; Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway., Ruus A; Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.; Norwegian Institute for Water Research, Oslo, Norway., Granquist SM; Marine and Freshwater Research Institute, 220, Hafnarfjörđur, Iceland.; The Icelandic Seal center, Hvammstangi, 530, Iceland., Rosing-Asvid A; Greenland Institute of Natural Resources, Nuuk, GR-3900, Greenland., McKinney MA; Department of Natural Resource Sciences, McGill University, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, H9X 3V9, Canada.

Publikováno v: The Journal of animal ecology [J Anim Ecol] 2023 Jun; Vol. 92 (6), pp. 1216-1229. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Apr 13.

Runs of homozygosity in killer whale genomes provide a global record of demographic histories.

Autor: Foote AD; Department of Natural History, NTNU University Museum, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU, Trondheim, Norway.; Molecular Ecology and Fisheries Genetics Laboratory, School of Biological Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor, Gwynedd, UK.; CMPG, Institute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland., Hooper R; University of Exeter, Penryn Campus, Penryn, Cornwall, UK., Alexander A; Department of Anatomy, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand., Baird RW; Cascadia Research, Olympia, Washington, USA., Baker CS; Marine Mammal Institute, Oregon State University, Newport, Oregon, USA.; School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand., Ballance L; Marine Mammal Institute, Oregon State University, Newport, Oregon, USA.; Marine Mammal and Turtle Division, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, La Jolla, California, USA., Barlow J; Marine Mammal and Turtle Division, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, La Jolla, California, USA., Brownlow A; Scottish Marine Animal Stranding Scheme, Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health & Comparative Medicine, College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK., Collins T; Ocean Giants Program, Wildlife Conservation Society, New York City, New York., Constantine R; School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand., Dalla Rosa L; Laboratório de Ecologia e Conservação da Megafauna Marinha, Instituto de Oceanografia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Rio Grande, Brazil., Davison NJ; Scottish Marine Animal Stranding Scheme, Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health & Comparative Medicine, College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK., Durban JW; Marine Mammal Institute, Oregon State University, Newport, Oregon, USA.; Marine Mammal and Turtle Division, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, La Jolla, California, USA., Esteban R; CIRCE, Conservation, Information and Research on Cetaceans, Algeciras, Spain., Excoffier L; CMPG, Institute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland., Martin SLF; Department of Natural History, NTNU University Museum, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU, Trondheim, Norway., Forney KA; Marine Mammal and Turtle Division, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Moss Landing, California, USA.; Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, San Jose State University, Moss Landing, California, USA., Gerrodette T; Marine Mammal and Turtle Division, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, La Jolla, California, USA., Gilbert MTP; Department of Natural History, NTNU University Museum, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU, Trondheim, Norway.; Section for Evolutionary Genomics, The GLOBE Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark., Guinet C; UMR 7372 La Rochelle Université - CNRS, Centre d'Etudes Biologiques de Chizé (CEBC), Villiers-en-Bois, France., Hanson MB; National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, Seattle, Washington, USA., Li S; Marine Mammal and Marine Bioacoustics Laboratory, Institute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Science, Sanya, China., Martin MD; Department of Natural History, NTNU University Museum, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU, Trondheim, Norway., Robertson KM; Marine Mammal and Turtle Division, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, La Jolla, California, USA., Samarra FIP; University of Iceland's Institute of Research Centres, Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland., de Stephanis R; CIRCE, Conservation, Information and Research on Cetaceans, Algeciras, Spain., Tavares SB; Scottish Oceans Institute, East Sands, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, UK.; Cetacean Research Program, Pacific Biological Station, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Nanaimo, Canada., Tixier P; UMR 7372 La Rochelle Université - CNRS, Centre d'Etudes Biologiques de Chizé (CEBC), Villiers-en-Bois, France.; MARBEC Université de Montpellier-CNRS-IFREMER-IRD, Sète, France., Totterdell JA; Cetacean Research Centre (CETREC WA, Esperance, Western, Australia., Wade P; National Marine Mammal Laboratory, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Seattle, Washington, USA., Wolf JBW; Section of Evolutionary Biology, Department of Biology II, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Planegg-Martinsried, Germany., Fan G; BGI-Qingdao, BGI-Shenzhen, Qingdao, China.; BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China.; China National GeneBank, BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China., Zhang Y; BGI-Qingdao, BGI-Shenzhen, Qingdao, China.; Translational Immunology group, Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark., Morin PA; Marine Mammal and Turtle Division, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, La Jolla, California, USA.

Publikováno v: Molecular ecology [Mol Ecol] 2021 Dec; Vol. 30 (23), pp. 6162-6177. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Sep 02.

Killer whale genomes reveal a complex history of recurrent admixture and vicariance.

Autor: Foote AD; CMPG, Institute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland., Martin MD; NTNU University Museum, Trondheim, Norway., Louis M; Department of Biology, Section for Evolutionary Genomics, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.; Scottish Oceans Institute, East Sands, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, UK., Pacheco G; Department of Biology, Section for Evolutionary Genomics, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark., Robertson KM; Marine Mammal and Turtle Division, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, La Jolla, California., Sinding MS; Department of Biology, Section for Evolutionary Genomics, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.; Greenland Institute of Natural Resources, Nuuk, Greenland., Amaral AR; American Museum of Natural History, New York City, New York.; Faculdade de Ciências Universidade de Lisboa, Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes, Lisboa, Portugal., Baird RW; Cascadia Research, Olympia, Washington., Baker CS; Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Marine Mammal Institute, Oregon State University, Newport, Oregon.; School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand., Ballance L; Marine Mammal and Turtle Division, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, La Jolla, California., Barlow J; Marine Mammal and Turtle Division, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, La Jolla, California., Brownlow A; Scottish Marine Animal Stranding Scheme, SRUC Veterinary Services Drummondhill, Inverness, UK., Collins T; Ocean Giants Program, Wildlife Conservation Society, New York City, New York., Constantine R; School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand., Dabin W; Observatoire Pelagis, Université de La Rochelle-CNRS, La Rochelle, France., Dalla Rosa L; Laboratório de Ecologia e Conservação da Megafauna Marinha, Instituto de Oceanografia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Rio Grande, Brazil., Davison NJ; Scottish Marine Animal Stranding Scheme, SRUC Veterinary Services Drummondhill, Inverness, UK., Durban JW; Marine Mammal and Turtle Division, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, La Jolla, California., Esteban R; CIRCE, Conservation, Information and Research on Cetaceans, Algeciras, Spain., Ferguson SH; Fisheries & Oceans Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada., Gerrodette T; Marine Mammal and Turtle Division, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, La Jolla, California., Guinet C; Centre d'Etudes Biologiques de Chizé (CEBC), CNRS-ULR, UMR, Chizé, France., Hanson MB; National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, Seattle, Washington., Hoggard W; National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Pascagoula, Mississippi., Matthews CJD; Fisheries & Oceans Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada., Samarra FIP; Marine and Freshwater Research Institute, Reykjavík, Iceland., de Stephanis R; CIRCE, Conservation, Information and Research on Cetaceans, Algeciras, Spain., Tavares SB; Scottish Oceans Institute, East Sands, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, UK., Tixier P; Centre d'Etudes Biologiques de Chizé (CEBC), CNRS-ULR, UMR, Chizé, France.; School of Life and Environmental Sciences (Burwood Campus), Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia., Totterdell JA; Marine Information and Research Group-Australia (MIRG), Quinns Rocks, Western Australia, Australia., Wade P; National Marine Mammal Laboratory, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Seattle, Washington., Excoffier L; CMPG, Institute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland., Gilbert MTP; NTNU University Museum, Trondheim, Norway.; Department of Biology, Section for Evolutionary Genomics, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark., Wolf JBW; Division of Evolutionary Biology, Faculty of Biology, LMU Munich, Planegg-Martinsried, Germany.; Department of Evolutionary Biology, Science of Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden., Morin PA; Marine Mammal and Turtle Division, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, La Jolla, California.

Publikováno v: Molecular ecology [Mol Ecol] 2019 Jul; Vol. 28 (14), pp. 3427-3444. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 May 27.

Killer whales ( Orcinus orca ) in Iceland show weak genetic structure among diverse isotopic signatures and observed movement patterns.

Autor: Tavares SB; Sea Mammal Research Unit, Scottish Oceans Institute University of St Andrews St Andrews, Fife UK., Samarra FIP; Sea Mammal Research Unit, Scottish Oceans Institute University of St Andrews St Andrews, Fife UK.; Marine and Freshwater Research Institute Reykjavík Iceland., Pascoal S; Department of Zoology University of Cambridge Cambridge UK., Graves JA; Scottish Oceans Institute University of St Andrews St Andrews, Fife UK., Miller PJO; Sea Mammal Research Unit, Scottish Oceans Institute University of St Andrews St Andrews, Fife UK.

Publikováno v: Ecology and evolution [Ecol Evol] 2018 Nov 14; Vol. 8 (23), pp. 11900-11913. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Nov 14 (Print Publication: 2018).