Genetic substructure of the pacific harbor seal (Phoca vitulina richardsi) off Washington, Oregon, and California

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 402-413

  Lamont, Margaret M ^a   Vida, J T ^b   Harvey, James T ^a   Jeffries, Steven ^c   Brown, Robin ^d   Huber, Harriet H ^e   Delong, Robert ^e   Thomas, W Kelley ^b  

^a MOSS LANDING MARINE LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE   (United States)

^d OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE   (United States)

^e NOAA National Marine Mammal Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

genetic structure; harbor seal; mitochondrial DNA haplotypes; Phoca vitulina richardsi; polymerase chain reaction; Puget Sound

Indexed keywords

PHOCA; PHOCA VITULINA; PHOCA VITULINA RICHARDSI; PHOCIDAE;

EID: 0029804013     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.1996.tb00592.x     Document Type: Article

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