Genetic differentiation between sympatric killer whale populations

Heredity

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 1991, Pages 191-195

  Hoelzel, A Rus ^a   Dover, Gabriel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DNA fingerprinting; Killer whale; MtDNA; PCR; Sympatry

Indexed keywords

DNA FINGERPRINTING; KILLER WHALE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; WHALE;

ATLANTIC, (SOUTH); PACIFIC, (NORTH);

ORCINUS ORCA;

EID: 0026266820     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: 13652540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/hdy.1991.24     Document Type: Article

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