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January 4, 2011
Mitochondrial sequence and microsatellite genotype data reveal strong divergence of Hawaiian insular false killer whales (Pseudorca crassidens)
January 4, 2011
Marine Mammal Genetics Group members are leading an international collaboration using data from the mitochondrial control region and microsatellite markers to evaluate the level of differentiation between gray whales feeding in northern California and southern Alaska and those feeding in more northern areas.
January 4, 2011
Mitogenomics data and single nucleotide polymorphisms are being used to help resolve population structure within the north Pacific and global taxonomy for fin whales.
January 4, 2011
After completing an analysis using mitochondrial control region, microsatellite and single nucleotide polymorphism markers to investigate population structure in the north Pacific, the Marine Mammal Genetics Group is expanding its research on sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) to a global perspective through the use of mitogenomics.
January 4, 2011
Marine Mammal Genetics Group members are evaluating the possibility of multiple demographically distinct populations of melon-headed whales (Peponocephala electra) within Hawaiian waters and their relationships to populations elsewhere in the Pacific.
January 4, 2011
The Marine Mammal Genetics group is part of a research multi-organization collaboration aimed at studying the distribution, abundance and population structuring of beaked whales in the Great Bahamas Canyon.
January 4, 2011
Mitogenomic data are providing us with new insights into evolutionary divergence and taxonomic status of killer whale ecotypes.
January 4, 2011
Marine Mammal Genetics members are using mitogenomic data to assess the taxonomy of blue whales at a global level, which will allow the subspecific status of blue whales in the eastern North Pacific to be further evaluated.
January 4, 2011
By comparing them to mitochondrial sequence data and microsatellite genotype data, Marine Mammal Genetics Group members are evaluating the utility of SNPs for examining population structure in bowhead whales.
January 4, 2011
Simulation performance testing indicates that the method used by the International Whaling Commission to calculate harvest quotas is vulnerable to errors in stock definition.