Population characteristics of DNA fingerprints in humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae).

doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.jhered.a111340

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Population characteristics of DNA fingerprints in humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae).

The Journal of heredity - 1 Jan 2000

Baker C S, Gilbert D A, Weinrich M T, Lambertsen R, Calambokidis J, McArdle B, Chambers G K, O'Brien S J

Abstract excerpt

Humpback whales exhibit a remarkable social organization that is characterized by seasonal long-distance migration (> 10,000 km/year) between summer feeding grounds in high latitudes and winter calving and breeding grounds in tropical or near-tropical waters. All populations are currently conside...

Topics

Animals
DNA Fingerprinting
DNA Probes
DNA, Satellite
Electrophoresis, Agar Gel
Genetic Variation
Whales

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