Mitochondrial-DNA variation among subspecies and populations of sea otters (Enhydra lutris)

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 546-557

  Cronin, Matthew A ^a,d   Bodkin, James ^a   Ballachey, Brenda ^a   Estes, James ^b   Patton, John C ^c  

^a Alaska Fish and Wildl Res Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c LGL Ecological Research Associates Inc   (United States)

^d LGL Alaska Research Associates Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Enhydra lutris; genetic variation; mitochondrial DNA; sea otter; subspecies

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORA; ENHYDRA LUTRIS; LUTRINAE; NEREIS;

EID: 0029782007     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1382828     Document Type: Article

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