Molecular techniques reveal cryptic life history and demographic processes of a critically endangered marine turtle

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 455, Issue , 2014, Pages 29-37

  Phillips, Karl P ^a,b   Mortimer, Jeanne A ^c,d,e   Jolliffe, Kevin G ^f   Jorgensen, Tove H ^a,g   Richardson, David S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c Island Conservation Society   (Seychelles)

^d D'Arros Research Centre   (Seychelles)

^e University of Florida   (United States)

^f Cousine Island ^*  (Seychelles)

^g AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Effective population size; Marine turtles; Mating systems; Paternity reconstruction; Population genetics

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CRYPSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EFFECTIVE POPULATION SIZE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GENETIC VARIATION; GLOBAL CLIMATE; HUNTING; LIFE HISTORY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PATERNITY; RECONSTRUCTION; TURTLE;

SEYCHELLES;

EID: 84896380238     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2014.02.012     Document Type: Article

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