Genetic analysis of wandering albatrosses killed in longline fisheries off the east coast of New Zealand

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 17, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages

  Burg, Theresa M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conservation; Genetic markers; Longline fisheries; Wandering albatross

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SITE; BYCATCH; CONSERVATION; FISHERY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC MARKER; LONGLINING; MORTALITY; OPEN OCEAN; POLYMORPHISM; POPULATION DECLINE; SEABIRD; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; SOUTH ISLAND;

AVES; DIOMEDEA; DIOMEDEA ANTIPODENSIS; DIOMEDEA EXULANS;

EID: 40549145226     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: 10990755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.907     Document Type: Conference Paper

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