Predicted decline of protected whales based on molecular genetic monitoring of Japanese and Korean markets

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 267, Issue 1449, 2000, Pages 1191-1199

  Baker, C S ^a   Lento, G M ^a   Cipriano, F ^b   Palumbi, S R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

International Whaling Commission; Minks whales; Mitochondrial DNA; Molecular genetic monitoring; Population decline; Protected stock

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; DOLPHIN; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAPLOTYPE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WHALE;

EID: 0034702213     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2000.1128     Document Type: Article

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