Population genetics of the nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) in the western Atlantic

Marine Biology

Volumn 159, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 489-498

  Karl, Stephen A ^a,b   Castro, Andrey L F ^a,c   Garla, Ricardo C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO JOÃO DEL REI   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYPSIS; DISPERSAL; GENETIC MARKER; HETEROZYGOSITY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; POPULATION GENETICS; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SHALLOW WATER; SHARK; SUBTROPICAL REGION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (EAST); ATLANTIC OCEAN (WEST); BRAZIL; PACIFIC COAST [PANAMA]; PANAMA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

CHONDRICHTHYES; GINGLYMOSTOMA CIRRATUM; GINGLYMOSTOMATIDAE;

EID: 84857416709     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-011-1828-y     Document Type: Article

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