You are here
THE GENETIC ASSESSMENT OF TWO MERGING ATLANTIC SPOTTED DOLPHIN (Stenella frontalis) COMMUNITIES ON GREAT BAHAMA BANK
| Title: | THE GENETIC ASSESSMENT OF TWO MERGING ATLANTIC SPOTTED DOLPHIN (Stenella frontalis) COMMUNITIES ON GREAT BAHAMA BANK. |
 147 views 11 downloads |
|---|---|---|
| Name(s): |
Knapp, Hayley Lynn , author Baldwin, John , Thesis advisor Florida Atlantic University, Degree grantor Department of Biological Sciences Charles E. Schmidt College of Science |
|
| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation | |
| Date Created: | 2024 | |
| Date Issued: | 2024 | |
| Publisher: | Florida Atlantic University | |
| Place of Publication: | Boca Raton, Fla. | |
| Physical Form: | application/pdf | |
| Extent: | 111 p. | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Abstract/Description: | After an unexpected displacement of Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) from Little Bahama Bank (LBB) to Great Bahama Bank (GBB) in 2013, the LBB immigrant and GBB resident spotted dolphins were observed socially merging and initiating courtship despite previous segregation on GBB post-displacement. This project assessed the genetic integration between them. Through microsatellite analyses and genetic differentiation, reciprocal gene flow appears to be occurring between the two communities. One male was confidently assigned paternity and six males were selected as the most likely candidate males of calves. Three mottled males were designated as the most likely candidate males of calves, indicating that younger males may be reproductively successful. | |
| Identifier: | FA00014550 (IID) | |
| Degree granted: | Thesis (MS)--Florida Atlantic University, 2024. | |
| Collection: | FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection | |
| Note(s): | Includes bibliography. | |
| Subject(s): |
Atlantic spotted dolphin Haplotypes Stenella frontalis Great Bahama Bank (Bahamas) |
|
| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00014550 | |
| Use and Reproduction: | Copyright © is held by the author with permission granted to Florida Atlantic University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder. | |
| Use and Reproduction: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
