DNA barcoding of the Bryde’s Whale <i>Balaenoptera edeni</i> Anderson (Cetacea: Balaenopteridae) washed ashore along Kerala coast, India

Three whales washed ashore along Kerala coast of southwest India were identified as Bryde’s Whale Balaenoptera edeni Anderson based on sequencing of mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 and cytochrome b genes. The results of mtDNA sequencing in the present study confirm the presence of B. e...

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Main Authors: A Bijukumar, S.S Jijith, U. Suresh Kumar, S George
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society 2012-03-01
Series:Journal of Threatened Taxa
Online Access:http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/23