Natural hybridization between Dall's porpoises (Phocoenoides dalli) and harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena)

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 828-834

  Willis, Pamela M ^a,d   Crespi, Bernard J ^a   Dill, Lawrence M ^a   Baird, Robin W ^b,e   Hanson, M Bradley ^c,f  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c NOAA National Marine Mammal Laboratory   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^e CASCADIA RESEARCH COLLECTIVE   (United States)

^f ALASKA FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; DNA; ECOLOGY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MORPHOLOGY;

ANIMALS; HYBRIDIZATION; REPRODUCTION; TAXONOMY;

BIODIVERSITY;

DETECTION METHOD; HYBRID; HYBRIDIZATION; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; PORPOISE;

ANIMALIA; CETACEA; MAMMALIA; PHOCOENA; PHOCOENA PHOCOENA; PHOCOENIDAE; PHOCOENOIDES DALLI;

EID: 4544340484     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z04-059     Document Type: Article

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