Oregon State: New DNA-Based Technique Allows Researchers to Determine Age of Living Beluga Whales in Alaska
February 05, 2021
February 05, 2021
CORVALLIS, Oregon, Feb. 5 (TNSJou) -- Oregon State University issued the following news on Feb. 4, 2021:
Researchers can now determine the age and sex of living beluga whales in Alaska's Cook Inlet thanks to a new DNA-based technique that uses information from small samples of skin tissue.
Accurate age estimates are vital to conservation efforts for Cook Inlet belugas, which were listed as endangered following a significant population decline in the 1990s. Previous . . .
Researchers can now determine the age and sex of living beluga whales in Alaska's Cook Inlet thanks to a new DNA-based technique that uses information from small samples of skin tissue.
Accurate age estimates are vital to conservation efforts for Cook Inlet belugas, which were listed as endangered following a significant population decline in the 1990s. Previous . . .