Mitochondrial and microsatellite DNA analyses of harbour seal population structure in the northeast Pacific Ocean

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 930-943

  Burg, Theresa M ^a   Trites, Andrew W ^a   Smith, Michael J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; GENETIC VARIATION; PINNIPED; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

ALASKA; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; PHOCA; PHOCA VITULINA; PHOCA VITULINA RICHARDSI; PHOCIDAE; PINNIPEDIA;

EID: 0033305926     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z99-057     Document Type: Article

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