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A Phylokaryotypic Evaluation Of The Genus Tursiops (Family Delphinidae), Melissa Kay Estes
A Phylokaryotypic Evaluation Of The Genus Tursiops (Family Delphinidae), Melissa Kay Estes
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In an attempt to correlate genetic data with possible species delineation, this study investigates the presence of chromosomal variants between the North Atlantic bottle nose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus, and the North Pacific bottle nose dolphin, T. gilli. Blood samples were obtained from oceanaria in the United States. Location of capture was correlated with karyotype to compare chromosome morphology with geographic range.