Population genetics and phylogeography of sea turtles

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 16, Issue 23, 2007, Pages 4886-4907

  Bowen, B W ^a   Karl, S A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Complex population structure; Endangered species; Homing; Marine turtles; Multiple paternity; Sex biased dispersal

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CENTRAL AMERICA; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HAPLOTYPE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; NESTING; PACIFIC OCEAN; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION GENETICS; REVIEW; TURTLE;

ANIMALS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN REGION; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; GENETICS, POPULATION; GEOGRAPHY; HAPLOTYPES; HOMING BEHAVIOR; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PACIFIC OCEAN; PHYLOGENY; TURTLES;

ANIMALIA; CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIA MYDAS; CHELONIIDAE; DERMOCHELYIDAE; DERMOCHELYS CORIACEA; ERETMOCHELYS IMBRICATA; LEPIDOCHELYS OLIVACEA; TESTUDINES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 36348945345     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2007.03542.x     Document Type: Review

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