Microsatellite DNA and mitochondrial DNA variation in polar bears (Ursus maritimus) from the Beaufort and Chukchi seas, Alaska

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 655-660

  Cronin, M A ^a   Amstrup, S C ^b   Scribner, K T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLS; DNA; GENETIC ENGINEERING; POPULATION STATISTICS;

GENETIC DATA; POLAR BEARS; SUBPOPULATIONS;

BIODIVERSITY;

BEAR; GENETIC VARIATION; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; POPULATION GENETICS;

ALASKA; ARCTIC OCEAN; BEAUFORT SEA; CHUKCHI SEA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; URSUS MARITIMUS;

EID: 33747042159     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z06-039     Document Type: Article

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