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Microsatellite genetic characterization of the humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breeding ground off Brazil (breeding stock A).
The Journal of heredity - 1 Jan 2000
Cypriano-Souza Ana Lúcia, Fernández Gabriela P, Lima-Rosa Carlos André V, Engel Márcia H, Bonatto Sandro L
Abstract excerpt
The Southwestern Atlantic Ocean humpback whales wintering ground (breeding stock A) are distributed along the Brazilian coast (5-23 degrees S), and their main mating and calving ground is in the Abrolhos Bank. We investigated genetic diversity, population structure, and relatedness of individuals sampled from the entire Southwest Atlantic humpback whale population. A total of 275 individuals sampled from 2...
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