These discussions showcase strong consensus and excitement about the research, with statements such as 'massive whale news' and 'fascinating study' illustrating high interest and engagement. Many examples mention the genetic and morphological differences supporting species separation, emphasizing the significance of this reclassification for understanding whale diversity and conservation efforts.
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Most discussions support the proposed reclassification, emphasizing the importance of recognizing these whales as separate species based on genetics and morphology.
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Participants show high curiosity and enthusiasm, expressed through phrases like 'obsessed', 'excited', and 'massive whale news'.
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Abstract in brief
* The study specifically focuses on two ecotypes in the eastern North Pacific: the resident and Bigg's (transient) killer whales, assessing their ecological roles, physical traits, and genetic data.
* Findings support classifying both ecotypes as separate species, suggesting that Bigg's killer whales and resident killer whales should receive distinct taxonomic recognition.
Excited to see this work published! We propose elevating the species status of Bigg’s and resident killer whales to full species considering genetics, morphology and more!
Paper link:
https://t.co/RxW75WS7CH
@phillipmorin4 @CetusGenes @JohnWDurban and collaborators not on X. https://t.co/5P6qnbVuMP
Mar 27, 2024 · 42 likes · 15 shares · 138 followersView post →
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Royal Society Publishing
@RSocPublishing · X
This new #RSOS paper proposes that two ecotypes of #KillerWhale are elevated to full species status. Read the full article here: https://t.co/0vmFeu8yCL https://t.co/TSVBj4hs3o
北太平洋のシャチのエコタイプのうち residentとtransientが各々独立種として記載された，ということかな｜Revised taxonomy of eastern North Pacific killer whales (Orcinus orca): Bigg’s and resident ecotypes deserve species status | Royal Society Open Science https://t.co/ROkTiHj97V
Mar 28, 2024 · 9 likes · 1 share · 4,261 followersView post →
#RSOS in @sciam | Revised taxonomy of eastern North Pacific killer whales (Orcinus orca): Bigg’s and resident ecotypes deserve species status: https://t.co/Qw54X2MdCS https://t.co/kpxLgkJA8L
This #RSOS paper proposes that two ecotypes of #KillerWhale are elevated to full species status. Read the full article here: https://t.co/0vmFeu8yCL https://t.co/KSRYVg9sHN
May 24, 2024 · 5 likes · 3 shares · 38,636 followersView post →
A prehistoric tapeworm that infested ancient sharks has been discovered trapped in 100 million-year-old amber. The find offers new insights into the parasitic life of prehistoric marine animals and highlights the…
Quick facts about Type D orcas, a rare subtype of killer whales that differ from typical populations. The study highlights ecological, morphological, and genetic differences, supporting the classification of distinct…
This study traces mammalian diving capacity evolution by examining myoglobin, a key oxygen-storing protein, across 130 species, revealing that diving mammals have evolved a higher net surface charge in myoglobin…
Revised taxonomy of eastern North Pacific killer whales (Orcinus orca): Bigg’s and resident ecotypes deserve species status | Royal Society Open Science https://t.co/ThpHEDfnGc
RT @RSocPublishing: This #RSOS paper proposes that two ecotypes of #KillerWhale are elevated to full species status. Read the full article…
May 24, 2024 · 3 shares · 2,677 followersView post →
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Devon Main
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RT @RSocPublishing: This #RSOS paper proposes that two ecotypes of #KillerWhale are elevated to full species status. Read the full article…
May 24, 2024 · 3 shares · 667 followersView post →
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Royal Society Publishing
@RSocPublishing · X
This #RSOS paper proposes that two ecotypes of #KillerWhale are elevated to full species status. Read the full article here: https://t.co/0vmFeu8yCL https://t.co/KSRYVg9sHN
May 24, 2024 · 5 likes · 3 shares · 38,636 followersView post →
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Marine Mammal EcoPhysiology group
@MMEP_group · X
RT @marinemolecol: Excited to see this work published! We propose elevating the species status of Bigg’s and resident killer whales to full…
May 15, 2024 · 15 shares · 23 followersView post →
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Ole Henriksen
@FishyGuyOleH · X
RT @marinemolecol: Excited to see this work published! We propose elevating the species status of Bigg’s and resident killer whales to full…
May 13, 2024 · 15 shares · 428 followersView post →
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Rob Waterhouse also @rmwaterhouse.bsky.social
@rmwaterhouse · X
RT @myrmoteras: A New Species of Orca (Orca ater and Orca rectipinnus) is changing Marine Biology with a well done explanation why this is…
A New Species of Orca (Orca ater and Orca rectipinnus) is changing Marine Biology with a well done explanation why this is also relevant for #conservation https://t.co/ILFiMltGVY. https://t.co/K8jW2Ggut0 #mademyday #biodiversity
Apr 21, 2024 · 1 like · 1 share · 1,260 followersView post →
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Royal Society Publishing
@RSocPublishing · X
This new #RSOS paper proposes that two ecotypes of #KillerWhale are elevated to full species status. Read the full article here: https://t.co/0vmFeu8yCL https://t.co/TSVBj4hs3o
Revised taxonomy of eastern North Pacific killer whales (Orcinus orca): Bigg’s and resident ecotypes deserve species status | Royal Society Open Science https://t.co/3hAj2TXsUH
Revised taxonomy of eastern North Pacific killer whales (Orcinus orca): Bigg’s and resident ecotypes deserve species status | Royal Society Open Science https://t.co/U61KZbkIPS
Recent research has concluded that two well-known types of #killerwhales in the North Pacific Ocean should be considered as separate species. Read more on resident and Bigg's killer #whales:
https://t.co/Uf0fSePm5I
#RSOS in @sciam | Revised taxonomy of eastern North Pacific killer whales (Orcinus orca): Bigg’s and resident ecotypes deserve species status: https://t.co/Qw54X2MdCS https://t.co/kpxLgkJA8L
MASSIVE WHALE NEWS
A new scientific paper has come out this week, proposing two ecotypes of Killer Whale become two separate species of Killer Whale! Read the full article here https://t.co/2b4pS6gznl
@thejoeben_ @invertebae The full paper is free to read, but tldr; Biggs Killer Whales and Resident Killer Whales of the Pacific Northwest in North America are being proposed as seperate species, with Biggs becoming Orcinus rectipinnus and Residents becoming Orcinus ater.
https://t.co/9J9oM1pnqy
Revised taxonomy of eastern North Pacific killer whales (Orcinus orca): Bigg’s and resident ecotypes deserve species status | Royal Society Open Science https://t.co/YFbzSl5DV0
Revised taxonomy of eastern North Pacific killer whales (Orcinus orca): Bigg’s and resident ecotypes deserve species status | Royal Society Open Science https://t.co/Aq1cm7jL5E
RT @marinemolecol: Excited to see this work published! We propose elevating the species status of Bigg’s and resident killer whales to full…
Mar 29, 2024 · 15 shares · 1,751 followersView post →
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@AOEast1983 · X
Extremely good read on different and distinct Northern Pacific Orcas tribes.They actively avoid each other and one species only hunts fish and the other only hunts mammals. In 50 years they have not been observed interacting with each other but overlap
https://t.co/OKLgdwrST3
Revised taxonomy of eastern North Pacific killer whales (Orcinus orca): Bigg’s and resident ecotypes deserve species status | Royal Society Open Science https://t.co/R1dNk6DFFQ
Residents and Bigg’s diverge from ancestral population: Bigg’s diverging between 200 000 and 300 000 years ago, residents began to diverge approximately 100 000 years ago
Bigg’s and resident ecotypes deserve species status | Royal Society Open Science https://t.co/R1dNk6DFFQ
Mar 28, 2024 · 1 like · 1 share · 49 followersView post →
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Javier Oñate-Casado
@Onate_Javi92 · X
RT @marinemolecol: Excited to see this work published! We propose elevating the species status of Bigg’s and resident killer whales to full…
Mar 28, 2024 · 15 shares · 308 followersView post →
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Shannon Leone Fowler
@shannon_leone · X
Revised taxonomy of eastern North Pacific killer whales (Orcinus orca): Bigg’s and resident ecotypes deserve species status | Royal Society Open Science https://t.co/0fWIAwiYG3
RT @marinemolecol: Excited to see this work published! We propose elevating the species status of Bigg’s and resident killer whales to full…
Mar 28, 2024 · 15 shares · 286 followersView post →
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daniel cadena
@cdanielcadena · X
RT @RSocPublishing: #RSOS in @nytimes | Revised taxonomy of eastern North Pacific killer whales (Orcinus orca): Bigg’s and resident ecotype…
Mar 28, 2024 · 2 shares · 4,758 followersView post →
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Dr Samantha Andrews
@OceanOculus · X
RT @marinemolecol: Excited to see this work published! We propose elevating the species status of Bigg’s and resident killer whales to full…
Mar 28, 2024 · 15 shares · 2,847 followersView post →
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Mark Collard
@profmarkcollard · X
RT @RSocPublishing: #RSOS in @nytimes | Revised taxonomy of eastern North Pacific killer whales (Orcinus orca): Bigg’s and resident ecotype…
Mar 28, 2024 · 2 shares · 2,613 followersView post →
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Royal Society Publishing
@RSocPublishing · X
#RSOS in @nytimes | Revised taxonomy of eastern North Pacific killer whales (Orcinus orca): Bigg’s and resident ecotypes deserve species status: https://t.co/HJGCTATkbV https://t.co/WPkyI9OCVB
Mar 28, 2024 · 1 like · 2 shares · 38,636 followersView post →
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Simon Jungblut
@SimonJungblut · X
RT @marinemolecol: Excited to see this work published! We propose elevating the species status of Bigg’s and resident killer whales to full…
Mar 28, 2024 · 15 shares · 354 followersView post →
RT @TaigaYodo: 北太平洋のシャチのエコタイプのうち residentとtransientが各々独立種として記載された，ということかな｜Revised taxonomy of eastern North Pacific killer whales (Orcinus…
Mar 28, 2024 · 1 share · 55,142 followersView post →
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Taiga YODO
@TaigaYodo · X
北太平洋のシャチのエコタイプのうち residentとtransientが各々独立種として記載された，ということかな｜Revised taxonomy of eastern North Pacific killer whales (Orcinus orca): Bigg’s and resident ecotypes deserve species status | Royal Society Open Science https://t.co/ROkTiHj97V
Mar 28, 2024 · 9 likes · 1 share · 4,261 followersView post →
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Wave Warriors
@WaveWarriors_ · X
✨Big news from the ocean world!
A fascinating study titled “Revised taxonomy of eastern North Pacific killer whales: Bigg’s and resident ecotypes deserve species status” has just been published.
This research by a team of scientists from NOAA, the University of British https://t.co/sncb9hV0Wm
Revised taxonomy of eastern North Pacific killer whales (Orcinus orca): Bigg’s and resident ecotypes deserve species status | Royal Society Open Science. @chantler_jaki Fascinating it’s taken this long. https://t.co/FFO8MOu8JZ
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Revised taxonomy of eastern North Pacific killer whales (Orcinus orca): Bigg’s and resident ecotypes deserve species status | Royal Society Open Science https://t.co/sjdzBJZjjP
Mar 27, 2024 · 4 likes · 5,533 followersView post →
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Morgan McCarthy
@marinemolecol · X
Excited to see this work published! We propose elevating the species status of Bigg’s and resident killer whales to full species considering genetics, morphology and more!
Paper link:
https://t.co/RxW75WS7CH
@phillipmorin4 @CetusGenes @JohnWDurban and collaborators not on X. https://t.co/5P6qnbVuMP
Mar 27, 2024 · 42 likes · 15 shares · 138 followersView post →
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A long awaited killer whale taxonomy revision proposal. Instead of all ecotypes under the Genus species, “Orcinus orca”, this paper proposed that residents be ...
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