Estimates of relatedness in groups of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) on two wintering grounds of the Southern Hemisphere

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 2541-2555

  Pomilla, Cristina ^a,b,c   Rosenbaum, Howard C ^b,c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^c Center for Biodiversity and Conservation   (United States)

Author keywords

Genotyping error; Humpback whales; Kinship; Megaptera novaeangliae; Microsatellites; Relatedness

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COLD; FEMALE; GABON; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMPBACK WHALE; MADAGASCAR; MALE; MOTHER; PEDIGREE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEASON;

ANIMALS; COLD; FEMALE; GABON; GENOTYPE; HUMPBACK WHALE; MADAGASCAR; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MOTHERS; PEDIGREE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEASONS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

CETACEA; MEGAPTERA; MEGAPTERA NOVAEANGLIAE;

EID: 33745915276     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2006.02943.x     Document Type: Article

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