Occurrence and genetic analysis of a Kemp's Ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii) in the Mediterranean Sea

Scientia Marina

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 367-369

  Tomás, Jesús ^a   Formia, Angela ^b   Fernández, Mercedes ^a   Raga, Juan Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lepidochelys kempii; Mediterranean; Mt DNA; Sea turtle

Indexed keywords

GENETIC ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; TURTLE;

(NORTHWEST); MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

AMPHIBIA; CHELONIIDAE; LEPIDOCHELYS KEMPI; LEPIDOCHELYS KEMPII; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 0242626822     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/scimar.2003.67n3367     Document Type: Article

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