Extremely low genetic diversity in the endangered Hawaiian monk seal (Monachus schauinslandi)

Journal of Heredity

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 25-33

  Schultz, Jennifer K ^a   Baker, Jason D ^b   Toonen, Robert J ^a   Bowen, Brian W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; MONACHUS SCHAUNSLANDI; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEAL;

ANIMALS; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS, POPULATION; GENOTYPE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; PACIFIC OCEAN; SEALS, EARLESS;

MONACHUS SCHAUINSLANDI;

EID: 58149090121     PISSN: 00221503     EISSN: 14657333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jhered/esn077     Document Type: Article

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