Browsing Articles by Subject "Right whales -- Reproduction"

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Gamete compatibility genes in mammals: candidates, applications and a potential path forward

Springate, Leah D.; Frasier, Timothy, 1976- (The Royal Society, 2017-08-30)

Fertilization represents a critical stage in biology, where successful alleles of a previous generation are shuffled into new arrangements and subjected to the forces of selection in the next generation. Although much ...
Postcopulatory selection for dissimilar gametes maintains heterozygosity in the endangered North Atlantic right whale

Frasier, Timothy, 1976-; Gillett, R. M.; Hamilton, P. K.; Brown, M. W.; Kraus, S. D.; White, B. N. (Wiley-Blackwell, 2013-09)

Although small populations are expected to lose genetic diversity through genetic drift and inbreeding, a number of mechanisms exist that could minimize this genetic decline. Examples include mate choice for unrelated mates ...

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