Sponsor
Portland State University. Department of Biology
Advisor
Lester J. Newman
Date of Award
1985
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (M.S.) in Biology
Department
Biology
Physical Description
1 online resource (39 p.)
Subjects
Bottlenose dolphin -- Genetics, Bottlenose dolphin -- Speciation, Karyotypes, Mammals -- Genetics, Mammals -- Speciation
DOI
10.15760/etd.5324
Abstract
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.
Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/19480
Recommended Citation
Estes, Melissa Kay, "A phylokaryotypic evaluation of the genus Tursiops (family Delphinidae)" (1985). Dissertations and Theses. Paper 3440.
https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/3440
10.15760/etd.5324
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