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Restricted dispersal in a continuously distributed marine species: common bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus in coastal waters of the western North Atlantic.
Molecular ecology - 1 Dec 2009
Rosel P E, Hansen L, Hohn A A
Abstract excerpt
The marine environment provides an opportunity to examine population structure in species with high dispersal capabilities and often no obvious barriers to genetic exchange. In coastal waters of the western North Atlantic, common bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus, are a highly mobile species with a continuous distribution from New York to Florida. We examine if the highly mobile nature coupled with no...
Topics
- Animals
- Atlantic Ocean
- Bottle-Nosed Dolphin
- DNA, Mitochondrial
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Genetics, Population
- Haplotypes
- Male
- Microsatellite Repeats
- Models, Genetic