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[Composition and distribution of the mitochondrial lineages of gray whales (Eschirichtius robustus) in the far eastern seas of Russia].
Izvestiia Akademii nauk. Seriia biologicheskaia - 1 Jan 2000
Meshcherskiĭ I G, Kuleshova M A, Litovka D I, Burkanov V N, Endrius R D, Tsidulko G A, Rozhnov V V, Il'iashchenko V Iu
Abstract excerpt
The frequency of occurrence of the mitotypes (control region, cytochrome b gene, and DN2 gene) has been studied for groups of gray whales feeding and growing along Chukotka Peninsula, Koryak Coast, eastern Kamchatka, and Sakhalin Island. The number of the mitotypes decreased dramatically from the northern waters southwards; however, the dominant mitotypes remained the same. Both mitochondrial lineages known for...
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