Low worldwide genetic diversity in the killer whale (Orcinus orca): Implications for demographic history

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 269, Issue 1499, 2002, Pages 1467-1473

  Hoelzel, A Rus ^a   Natoli, Ada ^a   Dahlheim, Marilyn E ^a   Olavarria, Carlos ^a   Baird, Robin W ^a   Black, Nancy A ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Marine mammals; Population bottleneck; Population genetics

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

GENETIC VARIATION; POPULATION BOTTLENECK; POPULATION GENETICS; WHALE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WHALE;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; DOLPHINS; GENETICS, POPULATION; HAPLOTYPES; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; VARIATION (GENETICS);

CETACEA; MAMMALIA; ORCINUS ORCA;

EID: 53149105558     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2002.2033     Document Type: Article

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