Non-geographically based population structure of south pacific sperm whales: Dialects, fluke-markings and genetics

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 253-262

  Whitehead, Hal ^a   Dillon, Mary ^a   Dufault, Susan ^a   Weilgart, Linda ^a   Wright, Jonathan ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coda; Conserved culture; Mitochondrial DNA; Physeter macrocephalus

Indexed keywords

BODY MARKING; GENETIC ANALYSIS; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SPERM WHALE; VOCALIZATION;

PHYSETER MACROCEPHALUS;

EID: 0031978794     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.1998.00187.x     Document Type: Article

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