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Population genetic structure and social kin associations of franciscana dolphin, Pontoporia blainvillei.
The Journal of heredity - 1 Jan 2000
Costa-Urrutia Paula, Abud Carolina, Secchi Eduardo R, Lessa Enrique P
Abstract excerpt
We investigated population and social structure of the franciscana dolphin, Pontoporia blainvillei, an endemic and the most endangered cetacean of the southwestern Atlantic Ocean. We analyzed samples from the Rio de la Plata estuary obtained in Uruguayan waters and from the Atlantic Ocean obtained in both Uruguayan and Brazilian waters. Mitochondrial and microsatellite DNA markers were used to study...
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