Examination of ten thousand years of mitochondrial DNA diversity and population demographics in bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) of the Central Canadian Arctic

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Mcleod, Brenna A ^a,b   Frasier, Timothy R ^a   Dyke, Arthur S ^c   Savelle, James M ^d   White, Bradley N ^e  

^a SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History   (Canada)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ancient DNA; Balaena mysticetus; Bowhead whale; Climate change; Genetic diversity; Holocene; Mitochondrial DNA; Population structure

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; CLIMATE VARIATION; CONNECTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; GENETIC VARIATION; HOLOCENE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PALEOCLIMATE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION STRUCTURE; WHALE;

CANADA; CANADIAN ARCTIC;

BALAENA MYSTICETUS; BALAENIDAE; CETACEA;

EID: 84867233388     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: 17487692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2011.00551.x     Document Type: Article

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