A Stranding Record of Dwarf Sperm Whale Kogia sima in Lakshadweep Archipelago, India and its Genetic Analogy by Molecular Phylogeny
| Autor: | K. V. Aneesh Kumar, Hashim Manjebrayakath, Maruthadu Sudhakar, N. Saravanane, K. V. Dhaneesh, Sibi T. Baby |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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0106 biological sciences
Kogia ved/biology.organism_classification_rank.species Sima Zoology government.political_district Breviceps Aquatic Science Oceanography 01 natural sciences Lakshadweep Genetic variability Dwarf sperm whale geography geography.geographical_feature_category biology ved/biology 010604 marine biology & hydrobiology fungi 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences biology.organism_classification Archipelago Molecular phylogenetics 040102 fisheries government 0401 agriculture forestry and fisheries |
| Zdroj: | Thalassas: An International Journal of Marine Sciences. 35:239-245 |
| ISSN: | 2366-1674 0212-5919 |
| Popis: | The distribution of Kogiid whales from the Indian Ocean waters, especially Indian waters are poorly known. It is extremely difficult to differentiate the two species (Kogia sima and K. breviceps) based on their morphological characteristics alone. Our study presents the first confirmed record of dwarf sperm whale Kogia sima from the Indian waters using morphological examinations, skull morphology and molecular identification. The study is based on the stranded animal found in the west coast of Agatti Island in Lakshadweep Archipelago belongs to the Indian EEZ. K. sima showed intra-species genetic variability which confirms the isolation of the species in oceans as the tropical nature of the species restricts its movement. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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