Low levels of genetic differentiation characterize Australian humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) populations

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 221-241

  Schmitt, Natalie T ^a,b   Double, Michael C ^a   Jarman, Simon N ^a   Gales, Nick ^a   Marthick, James R ^a   Polanowski, Andrea M ^a   Scott Baker, C ^c   Steel, Debbie ^c   Jenner, K Curt S ^d   Jenner, Micheline N M ^d   Gales, Rosemary ^e   Paton, David ^f   Peakall, Rod ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Centre for Whale Research   (Australia)

^e DPIPWE   (Australia)

^f Jamison Centre ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Conservation; Management; Megaptera novaeangliae; Microsatellites; MtDNA; Population genetic structure

Indexed keywords

MEGAPTERA; MEGAPTERA NOVAEANGLIAE;

EID: 84994202533     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: 17487692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mms.12045     Document Type: Article

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