Molecular provenance analysis for shy and white-capped albatrosses killed by fisheries interactions in Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 531-542

  Abbott, Cathryn L ^a   Double, Michael C ^a   Gales, Rosemary ^b   Baker, G Barry ^c   Lashko, Anna ^a   Robertson, Christopher J R ^d   Ryan, Peter G ^e  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

^d University of Cape Town ^*  (New Zealand)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Assignment test; Fisheries seabird bycatch; Molecular species identification; Shy and white capped albatrosses

Indexed keywords

BYCATCH; COEXISTENCE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DNA; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; POLYMORPHISM; SEABIRD;

AFRICA; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TASMANIA;

DIOMEDEIDAE; THALASSARCHE CAUTA;

EID: 33748907368     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-005-9064-y     Document Type: Article

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