Evidence for an asymmetrical size exchange of loggerhead sea turtles between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic through the Straits of Gibraltar

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 349, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 261-271

  Revelles, M ^a   Carreras, C ^a,b   Cardona, L ^a   Marco, A ^b   Bentivegna, F ^c   Castillo, J J ^d   de Martino, G ^c   Mons, J L ^d   Smith, M B ^c   Rico, C ^b   Pascual, M ^a   Aguilar, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^c STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRN   (Italy)

^d CREMA (Centro de Recuperacion de Especies Marinas Amenazadas Aula del Mar de Malaga Consejeria de M   (Spain)

Author keywords

Critical velocity; Loggerhead sea turtle; Microsatellite; Mitochondrial DNA; Swimming behavior

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRY; CAPTIVITY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC MARKER; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; OCEANIC CURRENT; SIZE EFFECT; SIZE STRUCTURE; SWIMMING BEHAVIOR; TURTLE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR;

CARETTA; CARETTA CARETTA; MAUREMYS LEPROSA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 34547668922     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2007.05.018     Document Type: Article

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