Population differentiation in the franciscana (Pontoporia blainvillei) from two geographic locations in Brazil as determined from mitochondrial DNA control region sequences

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 76, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1622-1627

  Secchi, Eduardo R ^a   Wang, John Y ^b   Murray, Brent W ^b   Rocha Campos, Claudia C ^a   White, Bradley N ^b  

^a Museu Oceanografico Prof Eliezer C   (Brazil)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION PLANNING; DIFFERENTIATION; DOLPHIN; GENETIC ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

ANIMALIA; CETACEA; MAMMALIA; PONTOPORIA BLAINVILLEI;

EID: 0032449531     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z98-099     Document Type: Article

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