Molecular resolution of marine turtle stock composition in fishery bycatch: A case study in the Mediterranean

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1529-1542

  Laurent, L ^a,b,c   Casale, P ^d   Bradai, M N ^e   Godley, B J ^f   Gerosa, G ^d   Broderick, A C ^f   Schroth, W ^g   Schierwater, B ^g   Levy, A M ^h   Freggi, D ⁱ   Abd El Mawla, E M ^j   Hadoud, D A ^k   Gomati, H E ^k   Domingo, M ^l   Hadjichristophorou, M ^m   Kornaraky, L ⁿ   Demirayak, F ^o   Gautier, Ch ^c  

^a Bio Interface   (France)

^b WWF INTERNATIONAL   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^d Tethys Research Institute and IUCN Task Force on Marine Mammal Protected Areas   (Italy)

^e INSTITUT NATIONAL DES SCIENCES ET TECHNOLOGIES DE LA MER   (Tunisia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^g GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^h Veterinary Surgeon ^*  (Israel)

ⁱ SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^j NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY AND FISHERIES   (Egypt)

^k Mar Biol Research Centre of Tajura   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

^l UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^m Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources Cyprus   (Cyprus)

ⁿ Sea Turtle Protect Soc of Greece   (Greece)

^o Dogal Hayati Koruma Dernegi   (Turkey)

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Author keywords

Conservation genetics; DNA markers; Loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta; Mitochondrial DNA control region; Population dynamics; Population structure

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; FISHERY; GENETIC STRUCTURE; HAPLOTYPE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MEDITERRANEAN; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MOLECULAR GENETICS; POPULATION GENETICS; SAMPLING;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; ECOSYSTEM; FISHERIES; GENETICS, POPULATION; HAPLOTYPES; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TURTLES;

AMPHIBIA; CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIIDAE; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 7844245055     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294x.1998.00471.x     Document Type: Article

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