title: Characterization of 25 microsatellite loci in bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus).
abstract: Bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) experienced a severe demographic population bottleneck caused by commercial whaling that ceased in 1914. Aboriginal subsistence whale harvests have continued and are managed by the International Whaling Commission. In an effort to provide management advice for bowhead whales, 25 microsatellite loci were isolated from genomic DNA libraries. This panel of markers will be utilized to analyse stock structure hypotheses of current bowhead whale populations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Texas A & M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA Center for the Environment and Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA Department of Wildlife Management, North Slope Borough, Barrow, AK 99723, USA Center for Conservation and Research, Henry Doorly Zoo, 3701 South 10th Street, Omaha, NE 68107, USA.
authors.forename: Ryan M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Huebinger
authors.forename: John C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Patton
authors.forename: J Craig
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: George
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Suydam
authors.forename: Edward E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Louis
authors.forename: John W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Bickham