Influence of seasonal migration on geographic distribution of mitochondrial DNA haplotypes in humpback whales.

doi:10.1038/344238a0

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Influence of seasonal migration on geographic distribution of mitochondrial DNA haplotypes in humpback whales.

Nature - 15 Mar 1990

Baker C S, Palumbi S R, Lambertsen R H, Weinrich M T, Calambokidis J, O'Brien S J

Abstract excerpt

Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) migrate nearly 10,000 km each year between summer feeding grounds in temperate or near-polar waters and winter breeding grounds in shallow tropical waters. Observations of marked individuals suggest that major oceanic populations of humpback whales are div...

Topics

Animals
Behavior, Animal
Cetacea
Cloning, Molecular
DNA Restriction Enzymes
DNA, Mitochondrial
Female
Genetic Variation
Haplotypes
Male
Nucleic Acid Hybridization
Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
Seasons
Whales

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PMID: 1969116
DOI: 10.1038/344238a0

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