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Genetic identity of Antarctic Peninsula Humpback Whales

Listed in NASA Earthdata CMR

Skin samples for genetic analysis were collected, using a crossbow, from Antarctic Peninsula Humpback Whales from three austral summers (1995/96, 1996/97 and 1997/98).

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Dr. C. Scott Baker from Auckland University, New Zealand and Dr.

Luis Medrano from Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México also participated in this study. The objective of this study is to genetically identify humpbacks that feed in this Antarctic waters. Using PCR technique mitochondrial DNA, actin intron and microsateslites 52 samples were identified.

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Sex was also identified.

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Humpback Whales · SHIPS
Provenance · 1 source records, 9 field assertions
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NASA Earthdata CMRC1214615167-SCIOPS13 d agoJSON v1
FieldAssertionExtractorEvidence
access_levelsource · NASA CMRconnector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0
concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/biological-classification/animals-vertebrates/mammals/cetaceans/baleen-whales/humpback-whalessource · NASA CMRconnector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0
concepts[platform].gcmd_platform:shipssource · NASA CMRconnector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0
descriptionsource · NASA CMRconnector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0/umm/Abstract
license_textsource · NASA CMRconnector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0
spatialsource · NASA CMRconnector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0/umm/SpatialExtent
temporalsource · NASA CMRconnector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0/umm/TemporalExtents
titlesource · NASA CMRconnector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0/umm/EntryTitle
version_labelsource · NASA CMRconnector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0