Genetic evidence for sex-specific migratory behaviour in western South Pacific humpback whales

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 398, Issue , 2009, Pages 275-286

  Valsecchi, Elena ^a   Corkeron, Peter J ^b   Galli, Paolo ^a   Sherwin, William ^c   Bertorelle, Giorgio ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b Fuller Evolutionary Biology Program   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breeding grounds; Cetacea; Control region; Gamova; MTDNA

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SITE; GENETIC STRUCTURE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MIGRATION ROUTE; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MOVEMENT; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION; WHALE;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (SOUTH);

CETACEA; MEGAPTERA;

EID: 74049125639     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps08280     Document Type: Article

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