Analysis of mitochondrial DNA diversity within and between North and South Atlantic right whales

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 545-558

  Malik, S ^a   Brown, M W ^b,c   Kraus, S D ^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)

Author keywords

Genetic diversity; Mitochondrial DNA; Right whales

Indexed keywords

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GENETIC DISTANCE; GENETIC DIVERSITY; GENETIC VARIANCE; HAPLOTYPE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PHYLOGENY; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM;

GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC VARIATION; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; POPULATION GENETICS; REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION; WHALE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

BALAENIDAE; CETACEA; EUBALAENA AUSTRALIS; EUBALAENA GLACIALIS; MAMMALIA; MYA;

EID: 0033920315     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2000.tb00950.x     Document Type: Article

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