Division of Wildlife Conservation (DWC) Publication Details

Genetic profiling and traditional knowledge links changing sea ice to shifting beluga whale migration patterns

  • Reference: O'Corry-Crowe, G., A. Mahoney, R. Suydam, L. Quakenbush, A. Whiting, L. Lowry, L. Harwood, and T. Ferrer. 2017. Genetic profiling and traditional knowledge links changing sea ice to shifting beluga whale migration patterns [abstract]. Page 142 [In] 2017: A marine mammal odyssey, eh! Abstracts of the 22nd Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, 22-29 October 2017, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Society for Marine Mammalogy.
  • Audiences: Scientist, Wildlife Manager
  • Authors: Tatiana Ferrer, Lois A. Harwood, Lloyd F. Lowry, Andrew R. Mahoney, Gregory M. O'Corry-Crowe, Lori T. Quakenbush, Robert S. Suydam, Alex Whiting
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  • GMUs or Areas: 26
  • Keywords: beluga whale, Delphinapterus leucas, genetics, migrations, climate change, Arctic
  • Link: http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/static/home/library/pdfs/wildlife/research_pdfs/genetic_profiling_traditional_knowledge_ice_beluga_whale_migration.pdf (PDF)
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  • Primary Authors: Gregory M. O'Corry-Crowe
  • Programs: Marine Mammals
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  • Publication Types: Abstract/Poster/Presentation (Scientific)
  • Regions: Region V - Arctic and Western Alaska
  • Species: Beluga Whale
  • Species Categories: Endangered or Threatened Species (Federal), Mammals, Marine Mammals
  • Title: Genetic profiling and traditional knowledge links changing sea ice to shifting beluga whale migration patterns
  • Topics: Genetics, Distribution and Movements (including Migration), Research, Climate Change
  • Year: 2017

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