Evolutionary BiologybioRxiv
Convergent evolution of skim feeding in baleen whales
L. Dutoit, K. J. Mitchell, N. Dussex…·F. G. Marx
This study sequenced the genome of pygmy right whales to resolve their evolutionary relationships and finds they are more closely related to rorquals than right whales, indicating convergent evolution of right whale-like features.
DOI 10.1111/mms.13047