Evidence from genetic and Lagrangian drifter data for transatlantic transport of small juvenile green turtles

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1752-1766

  Monzon Arguello C ^a,b,c   Lopez Jurado L F ^b   Rico, C ^c   Marco, A ^c   Lopez P ^d   Hays, G C ^e   Lee, P L M ^e  

^a Instituto Canario de Ciencias Marinas   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

^c DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^d Cape Verde Ltd   (Cape Verde)

^e SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atlantic Ocean; Buoy trajectory data; Chelonia mydas; Foraging grounds; Geographical connectivity; Landscape genetics; Mitochondrial DNA; Mixed stock analysis

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SITE; BUOY SYSTEM; CONNECTIVITY; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; JUVENILE; LAGRANGIAN ANALYSIS; LIFE HISTORY; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; POPULATION GENETICS; STOCK ASSESSMENT; TURTLE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CAPE VERDE;

EID: 77955631518     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2010.02326.x     Document Type: Article

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