Genetic variation and evidence for population structure in eastern North Pacific false killer whales (Pseudorca crassidens)

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 85, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 783-794

  Chivers, Susan J ^a   Baird, Robin W ^b   McSweeney, Daniel J ^c   Webster, Daniel L ^c,d   Hedrick, Nicole M ^a   Salinas, Juan Carlos ^a,e  

^a SOUTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b CASCADIA RESEARCH COLLECTIVE   (United States)

^c Wild Whale Research Foundation   (United States)

^d Bridger Consulting Group   (United States)

^e UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOPSY; DATA STRUCTURES; DNA; ECOLOGY; FISH; NUCLEOTIDES; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

GENETIC VARIATION; GEOGRAPHIC STRATA; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PSEUDORCA CRASSIDENS;

GENETIC ENGINEERING;

DEMOGRAPHY; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC VARIATION; ISOLATED POPULATION; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; WHALE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; INDIAN OCEAN; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH);

ANIMALIA; ORCINUS ORCA; PSEUDORCA; PSEUDORCA CRASSIDENS;

EID: 35348834906     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z07-059     Document Type: Article

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