Microsatellite genotype matches of eastern Australian humpback whales to area V feeding and breeding grounds

• Main Authors: Anderson, Megan, Steel, D, Franklin, Wally, Franklin, Trish, Paton, D, Burns, Daniel, Harrison, Peter, Baverstock, Peter R, Garrigue, C, Olavarria, C, Poole, M, Hauser, N, Constantine, R, Thiele, D, Clapham, P, Donoghue, M, Baker, C S
• Format: Report
• Language: unknown
• Published: ePublications@SCU 2010
• Subjects: Environmental Sciences; Antarctic; Pacific; Tonga; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://epubs.scu.edu.au/esm_pubs/3172; https://iwc.int/sc-documents

Recent mitochondrial DNA analyses have determined Eastern Australian humpback whales to be one of 3 distinct sub-stocks within IWC BS-E. Using microsatellite genotypes (up to 12 microsatellite loci, mtDNA sequence data and molecular sex identification) from Eastern Australia (n=734 unique individual...