Assessment of mitochondrial DNA structuring and nursery use in the North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis)

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 77, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1217-1222

  Malik, S ^a,e   Brown, M W ^b,c   Kraus, S D ^d   Knowlton, A R ^d   Hamilton, P K ^d   White, B N ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CENTER FOR COASTAL STUDIES   (United States)

^c E Coast Ecosyst Res Organization   (Canada)

^d NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM   (United States)

^e Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services Centre of Forensic Sciences   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; HABITAT USE; NURSERY GROUND; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SITE FIDELITY; WHALE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAY OF FUNDY;

EUBALAENA GLACIALIS;

EID: 0033305192     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z99-073     Document Type: Article

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