Population substructure of North Atlantic minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) inferred from regional variation of elemental and stable isotopic signatures in tissues

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 43, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 1-17

  Born, E W ^a   Outridge, P ^b   Riget, F F ^c   Hobson, K A ^d   Dietz, R ^c   Oien N ^e   Haug, T ^e  

^a GREENLAND INSTITUTE OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Greenland)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^c NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^d ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^e INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Balaenoptera acutorostrata; Element signatures; Minke whale; North Atlantic; Stable isotopes; Subpopulation

Indexed keywords

GENETIC ENGINEERING; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; ISOTOPES; POPULATION STATISTICS; TISSUE;

FEEDING HABITS;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; POPULATION STRUCTURE; STABLE ISOTOPE; STOCK ASSESSMENT; SUBPOPULATION; WHALE; WHALING;

(NORTH); ATLANTIC OCEAN;

BALAENOPTERA ACUTOROSTRATA; CETACEA;

EID: 0141993498     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-7963(03)00085-X     Document Type: Article

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