Polymorphic microsatellite loci isolated from humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae and fin whale, balaenoptera physalus

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 631-636

  Bérubé, Martine ^a,b   Rew, Mary Beth ^a   Skaug, Hans ^c   Jørgensen, Hanne ^b   Robbins, Jooke ^d   Best, Peter ^e   Sears, Richard ^f   Palsbøll, Per J ^a,b  

^a 137 Mulford Hall 3114   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^d CENTER FOR COASTAL STUDIES   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^f MINGAN ISLAND CETACEAN STUDY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Baleen whale; Kinship; Mysteceti; STR loci

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION GENETICS; WHALE;

BALAENOPTERA PHYSALUS; CETACEA; MEGAPTERA NOVAEANGLIAE; MYSTICETI;

EID: 30144434473     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-005-9017-5     Document Type: Article

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