Structure and amount of genetic variation at minisatellite loci within the subspecies complex of Phoca vitulina (the harbour seal)

Heredity

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 457-463

  Kappe, A L ^a   Bijlsma, R ^a   Osterhaus, A D M E ^b   Van Delden, W ^a   Van De Zande, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b Seal Rehab and Research Center   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

conservation genetics; DNA fingerprinting; genetic variation; harbour seal

Indexed keywords

PHOCA VITULINA; PHOCA VITULINA CONCOLOR; PHOCA VITULINA RICHARDSONI; PHOCA VITULINA VITULINA;

GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS; HARBOUR SEAL; MAMMALS; SUBSPECIES;

CANADA, NOVA SCOTIA, SABLE ISLAND; NORTH SEA; USA, ALASKA;

EID: 0030619674     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/hdy.1997.73     Document Type: Article

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