Hierarchical structure of mitochondrial DNA gene flow among humpback whales Megaptera novaeangliae, world-wide.

doi:10.1111/j.1365-294x.1994.tb00071.x

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Hierarchical structure of mitochondrial DNA gene flow among humpback whales Megaptera novaeangliae, world-wide.

Molecular ecology - 1 Aug 1994

Baker C S, Slade R W, Bannister J L, Abernethy R B, Weinrich M T, Lien J, Urban J, Corkeron P, Calmabokidis J, Vasquez O

Abstract excerpt

The genetic structure of humpback whale populations and subpopulation divisions is described by restriction fragment length analysis of the mitochondrial (mt) DNA from samples of 230 whales collected by biopsy darting in 11 seasonal habitats representing six subpopulations, or 'stocks', world-wid...

Topics

Animals
DNA, Mitochondrial
Female
Gene Frequency
Genetic Variation
Haplotypes
Male
Oceans and Seas
Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
Whales

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