Population structure and genetic variation in Hector’s dolphin (Cephalorhynchus hectori)

• Main Author: Pichler, Franz
• Other Authors: Scott Baker (University of Auckland), Liz Slooten (University of Otago)
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: ResearchSpace@Auckland 2001
• Subjects: Fields of Research::270000 Biological Sciences::270700 Ecology and Evolution::270702 Marine and estuarine ecology (incl. marine ichthyology); Kerguelen; Kerguelen Island; Kerguelen Islands; New Zealand
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2292/363

This thesis uses molecular genetics as a tool to uncover information about the population structure and genetic variation in Hector’s dolphin (Cephalorhynchus hectori), to track population declines and to assess the evolutionary origins and taxonomic status of this species. A high-resolution genetic...