Evolutionary history and seascape genomics of Harbour porpoises (<i>Phocoena phocoena</i>) across environmental gradients in the North Atlantic and adjacent waters
Journal: Molecular Ecology Resources
Year: 2023

The Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) is a highly mobile cetacean species primarily occurring in coastal and shelf waters across the Northern hemisphere. It inhabits heterogeneous seascapes broadly varying in salinity and temperature. Here, we produced 74 whole genomes at intermediate coverage to study Harbour porpoise's evolutionary history and investigate the role of local adaptation in the diversification into subspecies and populations. We identified ~6 million high quality SNPs sampled a