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Blood relations - a geneticist contemplates the kinship of whales and the culture of whaling / Bill Amos.
Title: | Blood relations - a geneticist contemplates the kinship of whales and the culture of whaling / Bill Amos. |
Author(s): | Amos, Bill. |
Date: | 1995. |
In: | Natural History. (1995.), Vol. 11 (1995) |
Abstract: | Author carried out genetic part of two-year research programme on Faeroese grind. He was alerted to 15 drives, but could reach only two kills. He took 3500 samples and much written background. Pods seem to be of close relatives, with mating taking place between different pods. He found cultural aspect acceptable in islands with very little food variety. |
Notes: | Natural History. Vol. 11 :26-33 (1995). |
Keywords: | 575 -- Genetics. 591.55 -- Animals, social organization. 599.537 -- Delphinidae: Globicephala melas. 639.245.1 -- Whaling industry. H6 -- Zoology: mammals. (*3) -- Arctic regions. (*37) -- Faroe Islands. |
SPRI record no.: | 135416 |
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