Composition of Hawaiian green turtle foraging aggregations: mtDNA evidence for a distinct regional population

Endangered Species Research

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 37-44

  Dutton, Peter H ^a   Balazs, George H ^b   LeRoux, Robin A ^a   Murakawa, Shawn K K ^b   Zarate, Patricia ^c   Martínez, Laura Sarti ^d  

^a SOUTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b PACIFIC ISLANDS FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c Charles Darwin Foundation   (Ecuador)

^d CONANP ^*  (Mexico)

Author keywords

Control region; Mitochondrial DNA; mtDNA; Population genetics; Sea turtles

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CONSERVATION GENETICS; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION STATUS; FEEDING GROUND; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; IDENTIFICATION KEY; LIFE HISTORY; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION GENETICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TURTLE;

HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN;

ANIMALIA; CHELONIIDAE; TESTUDINES;

EID: 55449094334     PISSN: 18635407     EISSN: 16134796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/esr00101     Document Type: Article

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