Population structure of North Atlantic and North Pacific sei whales (Balaenoptera borealis) inferred from mitochondrial control region DNA sequences and microsatellite genotypes

• Published in: Conservation Genetics
• Main Authors: Huijser, Léonie A. E., Bérubé, Martine, Cabrera, Andrea A., Prieto, Rui, Silva, Mónica A., Robbins, Jooke, Kanda, Naohisa, Pastene, Luis A., Goto, Mutsuo, Yoshida, Hideyoshi, Víkingsson, Gísli A., Palsbøll, Per J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2020
• Subjects: Sei whale; Population genetics; Migration; Atlantic Ocean; Pacific Ocean; Northern Hemisphere; Pacific; Weir; Balaenoptera borealis; Denmark Strait; Iceland; North Atlantic; Sei Whale
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10451/41180; https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-018-1076-5

Currently, three stocks of sei whales (Balaenoptera borealis) are defined in the North Atlantic; the Nova Scotian, Iceland-Denmark Strait and Eastern North Atlantic stocks, which are mainly based upon historical catch and sighting data. We analyzed mitochondrial control region DNA (mtDNA) sequences...