Genetic composition of green turtle feeding grounds in coastal waters of Argentina based on mitochondrial DNA

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 412, Issue , 2012, Pages 37-45

  Prosdocimi, Laura ^a,b   González Carman, Victoria ^c,d   Albareda, Diego Alejandro ^d,e   Remis, Maria Isabel ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b Fundacion Mundo Marino PRICTMA   (Argentina)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y DESARROLLO PESQUERO INIDEP   (Argentina)

^d Programa Regional de Investigacio'n y Conservacio'n de Tortugas Marinas de Argentina (PRICTMA)   (Argentina)

^e Programa de Conservación y Rescate de Aves Rapaces   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Chelonia mydas; Endangered species; Feeding ground; Genetic diversity; Mitochondrial DNA; Population structure

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WATER; CONSERVATION GENETICS; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FEEDING GROUND; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENOTYPE; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; NEST SITE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SPECIES CONSERVATION; STATE ROLE; TURTLE; VARIANCE ANALYSIS;

ARGENTINA; ASCENSION ISLAND; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (WEST); SURINAME; TRINDADE;

AVES; CHELONIA MYDAS; CHELONIIDAE; TESTUDINES;

EID: 84155172516     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2011.10.015     Document Type: Article

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