Stock identity of beluga (Delphinapterus leucas) in Eastern Canada and West Greenland based on organochlorine contaminants in their blubber

Belugas (Delphinapterus leucas) caught by hunters from various hamlets in the Arctic differed in the concentrations of organochlorine contaminants in their blubber. By applying Canonical Discriminant Analysis (CDA) it was possible to separate all seven sampling locations from each other. Over 90% of...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:NAMMCO Scientific Publications
Main Authors: Innes, Stuart, Muir, Derek CG, Stewart, Robert EA, Heide-Jørgensen, Mads Peter, Dietz, Rune
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2002
Subjects:
belugas
Delphinapterus leucas
contaminants
stock structure
Arctic
Canada
Cumberland Sound
Greenland
Grise Fiord
Kimmirut
Sanikiluaq
Beluga
Beluga*
Nastapoka
Online Access:https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/NAMMCOSP/article/view/2837
https://doi.org/10.7557/3.2837

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