Stock identity of beluga (<i>Delphinapterus leucas</i>) in Eastern Canada and West Greenland based on organochlorine contaminants in their blubber

Stock identity of beluga (<i>Delphinapterus leucas</i>) in Eastern Canada and West Greenland based on organochlorine contaminants in their blubber

Belugas (Delphinapterus leucas) caught by hunters from various hamlets in the Arctic differed in the concentrations of organochlorine contaminants in their blubber. By applying Canonical Discriminant Analysis (CDA) it was possible to separate all seven sampling locations from each other. Over 90% of...

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Main Authors: Stuart Innes, Derek CG Muir, Robert EA Stewart, Mads Peter Heide-Jørgensen, Rune Dietz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2002-07-01
Series:NAMMCO Scientific Publications
Subjects:
belugas
Delphinapterus leucas
contaminants
stock structure
Online Access:https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/NAMMCOSP/article/view/2837

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