Genetic composition of a green turtle (Chelonia mydas) feeding ground population: Evidence for multiple origins

Marine Biology

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 345-352

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

^a University of Florida ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEEDING GROUND; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GREEN TURTLE; OCEAN CURRENT; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

BAHAMAS, GREAT INAGUA;

CHELONIA MYDAS;

EID: 0031881563     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002270050254     Document Type: Article

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