Population genetics and social organization of the sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) in the Azores inferred by microsatellite analyses

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 87, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 802-813

  Pinela, A M ^a,c   Querouil S ^a,d   Magalhaes S ^a   Silva, M A ^a   Prieto, R ^a   Matos, J A ^b   Santos, R S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

^b INETI   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEEDING GROUND; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC STRUCTURE; INBREEDING; KINSHIP; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; NATAL DISPERSAL; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; TAGGING; WHALE; WHALING;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; AZORES; EURASIA; EUROPE; MACARONESIA; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

PHYSETER CATODON; PHYSETERIDAE;

EID: 69949188071     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z09-066     Document Type: Article

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