Genetic diversity and origin of leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) from the Brazilian coast

Journal of Heredity

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 215-220

  Vargas, Sarah M ^a   Araújo, Flávia C F ^a   Monteiro, Danielle S ^b   Estima, Sérgio C ^b   Almeida, Antônio P ^c   Soares, Luciano S ^d   Santos, Fabrício R ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b Cassino   (Brazil)

^c ICMBio Reserva Biológica de Comboios   (Brazil)

^d Fundacao Pro TAMAR   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMOCHELYS CORIACEA; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE CONTROL; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAPLOTYPE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PELAGIC SPECIES; PHYLOGENY; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TURTLE;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BRAZIL; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; HAPLOTYPES; TURTLES;

DERMOCHELYIDAE; DERMOCHELYS CORIACEA;

EID: 41149136605     PISSN: 00221503     EISSN: 14657333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jhered/esm120     Document Type: Article

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