DNA profile of a sixteenth century western North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis)

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 339-345

  McLeod, Brenna A ^a   Brown, Moira W ^b   Frasier, Timothy R ^a   White, Bradley N ^a  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM   (United States)

Author keywords

Eubalaena glacialis; Genetic diversity; Population history; Species recovery; Whaling

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; DNA; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIATION; HISTORICAL ECOLOGY; HUMAN ACTIVITY; POPULATION DECLINE; WHALE; WHALING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH);

BALAENIDAE; CETACEA; EUBALAENA AUSTRALIS; EUBALAENA GLACIALIS;

EID: 74749099683     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-009-9811-6     Document Type: Article

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