Microsatellites from the beluga whale Delphinapterus leucas

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 571-575

  Buchanan, F C ^a,c   Friesen, M K ^a   Littlejohn, R P ^b   Clayton, J W ^a  

^a FRESHWATER INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b INVERMAY AGRICULTURAL CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cetacea; genotype; microsatellite; population genetics

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CETACEA; DELPHINAPTERUS LEUCAS; LEUCAS;

EID: 0030207859     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.1996.tb00348.x     Document Type: Article

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