Utility of telomere length measurements for age determination of humpback whales

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Utility of telomere length measurements for age determination of humpback whales. / Olsen, Morten Tange; Robbins, Jooke; Bérubé, Martine; Rew, Mary Beth.

In: N A M M C O. Scientific Publications, Vol. 10, 2014.

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Olsen, MT, Robbins, J, Bérubé, M & Rew, MB 2014, 'Utility of telomere length measurements for age determination of humpback whales', N A M M C O. Scientific Publications, vol. 10. https://doi.org/10.7557/3.3194

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Olsen, M. T., Robbins, J., Bérubé, M., & Rew, M. B. (2014). Utility of telomere length measurements for age determination of humpback whales. N A M M C O. Scientific Publications, 10. https://doi.org/10.7557/3.3194

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Olsen MT, Robbins J, Bérubé M, Rew MB. Utility of telomere length measurements for age determination of humpback whales. N A M M C O. Scientific Publications. 2014;10. https://doi.org/10.7557/3.3194

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Olsen, Morten Tange ; Robbins, Jooke ; Bérubé, Martine ; Rew, Mary Beth. / Utility of telomere length measurements for age determination of humpback whales. In: N A M M C O. Scientific Publications. 2014 ; Vol. 10.

Bibtex

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