Population Structure of Humpback Whales from Their Breeding Grounds in the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans

PLoS ONE

Volumn 4, Issue 10, 2009, Pages

  Rosenbaum, Howard C ^a,b,c   Pomilla, Cristina ^a,b   Mendez, Martin ^a,b,c   Leslie, Matthew S ^a,b   Best, Peter B ^d   Findlay, Ken P ^g   Minton, Gianna ^e   Ersts, Peter J ^a,b   Collins, Timothy ^a,e   Engel, Marcia H ^f,i   Bonatto, Sandro L ⁱ   Kotze, Deon P G H ^h   Meÿer, Mike ^h   Barendse, Jaco ^d   Thornton, Meredith ^d   Razafindrakoto, Yvette ^j   Ngouessono, Solange ^k   Vely, Michel ^l   Kiszka, Jeremy ^m  

^a WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^b DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^e Environment Society of Oman   (Oman)

^f INSTITUTO BALEIA JUBARTE   (Brazil)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^h MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

ⁱ PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^j Wildlife Conservation Society Madagascar Country Program   (Madagascar)

^k Agence Nationale des Parcs Nationaux   (Gabon)

^l Association MEGAPTERA   (France)

^m UNIVERSITÉ DE LA ROCHELLE   (France)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ECOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETICS; HAPLOTYPE; HUMPBACK WHALE; INDIAN OCEAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION MIGRATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; ECOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETICS, POPULATION; HAPLOTYPES; HUMPBACK WHALE; INDIAN OCEAN; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, GENETIC; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 77949326296     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0007318     Document Type: Article

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