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Population differentiation of endangered franciscanas in Southeastern Brazil: new genetic, contaminant and stable isotope data support subdivision of FMAII
Cunha HA, Bisi TL, Bertozzi CP, Dias CP, Santos-Neto EB, Manhães BMR, Oliveira-Ferreira N, Montanini GN, Ikeda J, Carvalho RR, Azevedo AF, Lailson-Brito J
International Whaling Commission
2020
SC/68B/SDDNA/05
Franciscanas are small coastal cetaceans threatened by human activities, such as by-catch in driftnet fisheries. During the last two decades, research and conservation actions for this species have been delineated based on management units named Franciscana Management Areas (FMA). Recently, genetic data provided preliminary evidence that FMAII comprises two population units. The present study presents new evidence in favour of subdivision of FMAII from genetic, organochlorine compounds and stable isotopes data.