Genetic Diversity and connectivity of eastern pacific humpback whales (Megaptera Novaeangliae, Borowski, 1781) off the coast of Esmeraldas, Ecuador.

• Main Author: Dalgo Andrade, Denisse
• Other Authors: Arahana, Venancio (dir)
• Format: Bachelor Thesis
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Quito, 2013. 2013
• Subjects: Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Ballenas; Indian; Pacific; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Megaptera novaeangliae; Alaska
• Online Access: http://repositorio.usfq.edu.ec/handle/23000/2067

The genetic diversity and connectivity of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) off the coast of Esmeraldas, Ecuador is analyzed. A total of 35 samples of skin tissue were collected using a biopsy darting method during the 2010 and 2011 breeding seasons. DNA was extracted following a modified CTA...