A review of humpback whales' migration patterns worldwide and their consequences to gene flow

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 995-1002

  Rizzo, L Y ^a   Schulte, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b Blue Ocean Society for Marine Conservation   (United States)

Author keywords

Feeding and breeding grounds; Gene flow; Humpback whales; Migration routes; Trans equatorial and inter oceanic migrations

Indexed keywords

FEEDING GROUND; GENDER; GENE FLOW; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MIGRATION; MIGRATION ROUTE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; PROTECTED AREA; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; WHALE;

MEGAPTERA; MEGAPTERA NOVAEANGLIAE;

EID: 69749112868     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315409000332     Document Type: Review

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