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Landscape genetics goes to sea

Michael M Hansen* and Jakob Hemmer-Hansen

Author Affiliations

Technical University of Denmark, Danish Institute for Fisheries Research, Department of Inland Fisheries, Vejlsøvej 39, DK-8600 Silkeborg, Denmark

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Journal of Biology 2007, 6:6 doi:10.1186/jbiol59

Published: 16 November 2007

Abstract

A recent study revealing geographical and environmental barriers to gene flow in the harbour porpoise shows the great potential of 'landscape genetics' when applied to marine organisms.