Population genetic structure of North Atlantic, Mediterranean Sea and Sea of Cortez fin whales, Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus 1758): Analysis of mitochondrial and nuclear loci

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 585-599

  Berube M ^a,b,k   Aguilar, A ^c   Dendanto, D ^d   Larsen, F ^e   Notarbartolo Di Sciara, G ^f   Sears, R ^g   Sigurjonsson J ^h   Urban R , J ⁱ   Palsboll P J ^j  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d Policy and Design   (United States)

^e Greenland Institute of Health Research   (Greenland)

^f Tethys Research Institute and IUCN Task Force on Marine Mammal Protected Areas   (Italy)

^g MINGAN ISLAND CETACEAN STUDY   (Canada)

^h MARINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iceland)

ⁱ UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR   (Mexico)

^j UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^k FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

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Author keywords

Fin whale; Gene flow; Microsatellites; Mitochondrial control region; mtDNA; Population identity

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BALAENOPTERA PHYSALUS; CETACEA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0032078735     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294x.1998.00359.x     Document Type: Article

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