The Origin and Genetic Relationships of the Baikal Seal, Phoca sibirica, by Restriction Analysis of Mitochondrial DNA

Zoological Science

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1417-1422

  Sasaki, Hiroyuki ^a   Numachi, Ken Ichi ^b   Grachev, Mikhail A ^c  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Baikal seal; Caspian seal; Mitochondrial DNA polymorphisms; Molecular phylogeny; Ringed seal

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HAPLOTYPE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHOCA; PHYLOGENY; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HAPLOTYPES; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RUSSIA; SEALS, EARLESS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; PHOCA CASPICA; PHOCA HISPIDA; PHOCA SIBIRICA; PHOCIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0842289704     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.20.1417     Document Type: Article

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