Population stock structure of leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) in the Atlantic revealed using mtDNA and microsatellite markers

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 625-636

  Dutton, Peter H ^a   Roden, Suzanne E ^a   Stewart, Kelly R ^a   LaCasella, Erin ^a   Tiwari, Manjula ^a   Formia, Angela ^b,c   Thomé, Joao Carlos ^d   Livingstone, Suzanne R ^e   Eckert, Scott ^f   Chacon Chaverri, Didiher ^g   Rivalan, Philippe ^h   Allman, Phil ⁱ  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^d INSTITUTO CHICO MENDES DE CONSERVAÇÃO DA BIODIVERSIDADE   (Brazil)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^f Principia College   (United States)

^g Hospital Mexico Costa Rica   (Costa Rica)

^h UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

ⁱ FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation genetics; Demographically independent populations; Dermochelys coriacea; Management; Microsatellites; Mitochondrial DNA; Recovery plan; Sea turtle

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION GENETICS; CONSERVATION PLANNING; DEMOGRAPHY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GENE FLOW; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC MARKER; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; NEST SITE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; TURTLE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (EAST); BRAZIL; INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN (SOUTHWEST); WEST AFRICA;

CHELONIIDAE; DERMOCHELYIDAE; DERMOCHELYS CORIACEA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 84877783047     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-013-0456-0     Document Type: Article

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