Empirical comparison of single nucleotide polymorphisms and microsatellites for population and demographic analyses of bowhead whales

Endangered Species Research

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 129-147

  Morin, Phillip A ^a   Archer, Frederick I ^a   Pease, Victoria L ^a   Hancock Hanser, Brittany L ^a   Robertson, Kelly M ^a   Huebinger, Ryan M ^b,e   Martien, Karen K ^a   Bickham, John W ^b,f   George, J Craig ^c   Postma, Lianne D ^d   Taylor, Barbara L ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT   (United States)

^d FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Balaena mysticetus; Cetacean; Conservation management; Genetic marker; Population genetics; Population structure; SNP

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION GENETICS; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DNA; GENETIC MARKER; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION STRUCTURE; WHALE;

ARCTIC OCEAN; BEAUFORT SEA; BERING SEA; CHUKCHI SEA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

BALAENA MYSTICETUS; BALAENIDAE; CETACEA;

EID: 84873985671     PISSN: 18635407     EISSN: 16134796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/esr00459     Document Type: Article

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