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Recent demographic history and present fine-scale structure in the Northwest Atlantic leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea) turtle population.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Molfetti Erica, Vilaça Sibelle Torres, Georges Jean-Yves, Plot Virginie, Delcroix Eric, Le Scao Rozen, Lavergne Anne, Barrioz Sébastien, dos Santos Fabrício Rodrigues, de Thoisy Benoît
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The leatherback turtle Dermochelys coriacea is the most widely distributed sea turtle species in the world. It exhibits complex life traits: female homing and migration, migrations of juveniles and males that remain poorly known, and a strong climatic influence on resources, breeding success and sex-ratio. It is consequently challenging to understand population dynamics. Leatherbacks are critically endangered,...
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