#Wildlife Conservation Society
Genetic study supports naming Arabian Sea humpbacks as a distinct subspecies
A new genetic study says humpback whales in the Arabian Sea have evolved separately from the species’ other populations, including the North Pacific humpbacks that migrate to Maui waters each winter. Researchers say the findings support recognizing the Arabian Sea population as a fourth humpback subspecies, Megaptera novaeangliae indica. The study was published in Frontiers in […]