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Mitogenome Announcement

Mitochondrial genome divergence between beluga whales in Baffin Bay and the Sea of Okhotsk

Mikkel SkovrindNatural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen K, Denmark; Correspondence[email protected]
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Jose Alfredo Samaniego CastruitaNatural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen K, Denmark; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-5904-1198View further author information
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Mads Peter Heide-JørgensenGreenland Institute of Natural Resources, Nuuk, Greenland; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-4846-7622View further author information
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Love DalénDepartment of Bioinformatics and Genetics, Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm, SwedenORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-8270-7613View further author information
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Eline LorenzenNatural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen K, Denmark; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-6353-2819View further author information
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Pages 257-258 | Received 08 Apr 2017, Accepted 10 Apr 2017, Published online: 28 Apr 2017

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