Phylogeography and population structure of the Atlantic and Mediterranean green turtle Chelonia mydas: A mitochondrial DNA control region sequence assessment

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 473-483

  Encalada, S E ^a,c   Lahanas, P N ^b   Bjorndal, K A ^a,b   Bolten, A B ^a   Miyamoto, M M ^b   Bowen, B W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b University of Florida   (United States)

^c Biotechnology Development Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Chelonia mydas; control region; dispersal biogeography; mitochondrial DNA; PCR; phylogeography; sequencing

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CHELONIA MYDAS; MYDAS; TESTUDINES;

EID: 0030207848     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.1996.tb00340.x     Document Type: Article

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