Examining the risk of inbreeding depression in a naturally rare cetacean, the vaquita (Phocoena sinus)

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1004-1028

  Taylor, Barbara L ^a   Rojas Bracho, Lorenzo ^a,b  

^a SOUTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Genetic diversity; Inbreeding depression; Mitochondrial DNA; Phocoena sinus; Rare species; Risk assessment; Risk of extinction; Vaquita

Indexed keywords

CETACEAN; CONSERVATION STATUS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FISHING MORTALITY; INBREEDING DEPRESSION;

ANIMALIA; CETACEA; MAMMALIA; PHOCOENA SINUS; PHOCOENIDAE; UNIDENTIFIED AGENTS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032697169     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.1999.tb00875.x     Document Type: Article

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