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Blue whale population structure along the eastern South Pacific Ocean: evidence of more than one population.
Molecular ecology - 1 Dec 2014
Torres-Florez J P, Hucke-Gaete R, LeDuc R, Lang A, Taylor B, Pimper L E, Bedriñana-Romano L, Rosenbaum H C, Figueroa C C
Abstract excerpt
Blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus) were among the most intensively exploited species of whales in the world. As a consequence of this intense exploitation, blue whale sightings off the coast of Chile were uncommon by the end of the 20th century. In 2004, a feeding and nursing ground was reported in southern Chile (SCh). With the aim to investigate the genetic identity and relationship of these Chilean blue...
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