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Integrating DNA, Drones, and Fossils to Clarify Relationships Among Rorqual Whales
The Forum, Richard J. Ernst Community Cultural Center (CE Building)Matthew S. Leslie ABSTRACT The systematic relationships among the lunge-feeding whales (rorquals; family Balaenopteridae) have been difficult to resolve, resulting in a history of taxonomic confusion. I am approaching this problematic group using a combination of traditional taxonomy and cutting-edge research techniques. I am integrating DNA sequencing of Ultra-Conserved Elements for molecular systematics, morphological examination … Continue reading Integrating DNA, Drones, and Fossils to Clarify Relationships Among Rorqual Whales