Sexing beluga whales ( Delphinapterus leucas ) by means of DNA markers

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Authors: Brown, Moira W., Helbig, Ree, Boag, Peter T., Gaskin, David E., White, Bradley N.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1991
• Subjects: Animal Science and Zoology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; The ''Y''; Beluga; Beluga*; Delphinapterus leucas
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z91-273; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z91-273

Few methods are available for determining the sex of free-ranging individual whales, dolphins, and porpoises of species that are not obviously sexually dimorphic. We have developed a technique for sexing beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) by using a Y-chromosome-specific DNA restriction fragment....