Phylogeography, population structure and dispersal patterns of the beluga whale Delphinapterus leucas in the western Nearctic revealed by mitochondrial DNA

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 955-970

  O'Corry Crowe, G M ^a   Suydam, R S ^b   Rosenberg, A ^a   Frost, K J ^c   Dizon, A E ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT   (United States)

^c ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Dispersal beluga whale; Mating system; Mitochondrial DNA; Population structure

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CETACEA; DELPHINAPTERUS LEUCAS; LEUCAS; NEARCTIC;

BELUGA; DISPERSAL; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

PACIFIC, (NORTHEAST);

EID: 0030609728     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.1997.00267.x     Document Type: Article

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