Phylogeographic population structure in the Heaviside's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus heavisidii): Conservation implications

Animal Conservation

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 303-307

  van Vuuren, B Jansen ^a   Best, P B ^b   Roux, J P ^c   Robinson, T J ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c Natl Mar Inf/Research Centre   (Namibia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION PLANNING; DOLPHIN; GENETIC VARIATION; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NAMIBIA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

ANIMALIA; CEPHALORHYNCHUS HEAVISIDII;

EID: 14044264297     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1367943002004055     Document Type: Article

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