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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 considered endangered as a result of intensive commercial exploitation during the last 200 years. Using three hypervariable...
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