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List of works by Michael V. Westbury

A genomic exploration of the early evolution of extant cats and their sabre-toothed relatives

scientific article published in 2021

A mitogenomic timetree for Darwin's enigmatic South American mammal Macrauchenia patachonica

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A sliver of the past: The decimation of the genetic diversity of the Mexican wolf

scientific article published in 2021

Analyses of key genes involved in Arctic adaptation in polar bears suggest selection on both standing variation and de novo mutations played an important role

scientific article published on 06 August 2020

Ancient DNA from Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) of South-Western China Reveals Genetic Diversity Loss during the Holocene.

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Ancient and modern genomes unravel the evolutionary history of the rhinoceros family

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Blue Turns to Gray: Paleogenomic Insights into the Evolutionary History and Extinction of the Blue Antelope (Hippotragus leucophaeus)

scientific article published in 2022

Circumpolar phylogeography and demographic history of beluga whales reflect past climatic fluctuations

scientific article published in 2021

Cryptic species in a well-known habitat: applying taxonomics to the amphipod genus Epimeria (Crustacea, Peracarida).

scientific article published in 2018

Ecological Specialization and Evolutionary Reticulation in Extant Hyaenidae

scientific article published on 01 August 2021

Evolutionary History of Saber-Toothed Cats Based on Ancient Mitogenomics

scientific article published on 18 October 2017

Extended and Continuous Decline in Effective Population Size Results in Low Genomic Diversity in the World's Rarest Hyena Species, the Brown Hyena.

scientific article published on 8 March 2018

First complete mitochondrial genome data from ancient South American camelids - The mystery of the chilihueques from Isla Mocha (Chile).

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Genomic analyses reveal an absence of contemporary introgressive admixture between fin whales and blue whales, despite known hybrids

scientific article published on 25 September 2019

Grey wolf genomic history reveals a dual ancestry of dogs

scientific article published on 29 June 2022

High genomic diversity in the endangered East Greenland Svalbard Barents Sea stock of bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus)

scientific article published on 12 April 2022

Historical population declines prompted significant genomic erosion in the northern and southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum)

scientific article published in 2021

Hyena paleogenomes reveal a complex evolutionary history of cross-continental gene flow between spotted and cave hyena

scientific article published on 13 March 2020

Identifying the true number of specimens of the extinct blue antelope (Hippotragus leucophaeus)

scientific article published on 22 January 2021

Narwhal Genome Reveals Long-Term Low Genetic Diversity despite Current Large Abundance Size

scientific article published on 01 May 2019

Ocean-wide genomic variation in Gray's beaked whales, <i>Mesoplodon grayi</i>

scientific article published on 24 March 2021

Paleogenome Reveals Genetic Contribution of Extinct Giant Panda to Extant Populations

scientific article published on 09 May 2019

Reduction of the contaminant fraction of DNA obtained from an ancient giant panda bone.

scientific article published on 20 December 2017

Southern introgression increases adaptive immune gene variability in northern range margin populations of Fire-bellied toad

scientific article published on 27 June 2021

Successful application of ancient DNA extraction and library construction protocols to museum wet collection specimens

scientific article published on 26 May 2021