Genetic kinship analyses of bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) sampled in Foxe Basin and Cumberland Sound, Nunavut, Canada

IV RESUME IV INTRODUCTION 1 METHODS 2 Genetic identity 2 Samples and data for genetic analyses 2 Mitochondrial DNA sequencing 2 Nuclear DNA microsatellites 3 Genetic data analyses 3 Nuclear DNA 3 RESULTS 4 Data quality 4 Patterns of relatedness 4 DISCUSSION 6 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 7 REFERENCES CITED 7 FIGURES AND TABLES 11 APPENDIX 16