DNA study finds rarest cetacean, only found in Gulf of California, has enough genetic diversity to recover - if gillnet ban is enforcedScientists studying the DNA of the world's smallest cetacean and rarest marine mammal, the vaquita porpoise, have made a surprising and bittersweet discovery.With a tiny population of fewer than 10 individuals left, the mammal was assumed by conservationists to be at a similar risk of harmful mutations and inbreeding as other species with small gene pools. Continue reading...
Vaquita porpoise could survive ... but only if illegal fishing stops immediately
5. května 2022 20:30
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Zdroj: The Guardian