DNA Surveillance: Web-based molecular identification of whales, dolphins, and porpoises

Journal of Heredity

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 111-114

  Ross, H A ^a   Lento, G M ^a   Dalebout, M L ^a   Goode, M ^a   Ewing, G ^a   McLaren, P ^a   Rodrigo, A G ^a   Lavery, S ^a   Baker, C S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

DNA SEQUENCE; DOLPHIN; GENE LOCUS; INTERNET; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION GENETICS; PORPOISE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TAXONOMY; WHALE;

ANIMALS; DATABASES, GENETIC; DNA; DOLPHINS; PORPOISES; SOFTWARE; WHALES;

CETACEA; CORYPHAENIDAE; MAMMALIA; PHOCOENIDAE;

EID: 0037838968     PISSN: 00221503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jhered/esg027     Document Type: Review

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