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The genetic structure of Australasian green turtles (Chelonia mydas): exploring the geographical scale of genetic exchange.
Molecular ecology - 1 Nov 2006
Dethmers Kiki E M, Broderick Damien, Moritz Craig, Fitzsimmons Nancy N, Limpus Colin J, Lavery Shane, Whiting Scott, Guinea Mick, Prince Robert I T, Kennett Rod
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Ecological and genetic studies of marine turtles generally support the hypothesis of natal homing, but leave open the question of the geographical scale of genetic exchange and the capacity of turtles to shift breeding sites. Here we combine analyses of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) variation and recapture data to assess the geographical scale of individual breeding populations and the distribution of such...
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