Lower genetic structuring in mitochondrial DNA than nuclear DNA among the nesting colonies of green turtles (Chelonia mydas) in the Mediterranean

Biochemical Systematics and Ecology

Volumn 43, Issue , 2012, Pages 192-199

  Bagda, Efkan ^a   Bardakci, Fevzi ^b   Turkozan, Oguz ^b  

^a CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Chelonia mydas; Conservation; Mediterranean; Microsatellite DNA; Mitochondrial DNA; Turkey

Indexed keywords

BEACH; COLONY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENETIC VARIATION; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; NESTING; PHILOPATRY; TURTLE;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

CHELONIA MYDAS; TESTUDINES;

EID: 84861445509     PISSN: 03051978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bse.2012.03.015     Document Type: Article

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