Genetic variation between populations of the harp seal, Phoca groenlandica

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 89-95

  Meisfjord, Jørgen ^a   Sundt, Rolf C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

DNA fingerprinting; Harp seal; Isozymes; Newfoundland; North east Atlantic; Stock identification

Indexed keywords

PHOCA GROENLANDICA;

EID: 0030061967     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmsc.1996.0008     Document Type: Article

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