Article
Cryptic population structuring and the role of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec as a gene flow barrier in the critically endangered Central American River Turtle.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
González-Porter Gracia P, Maldonado Jesús E, Flores-Villela Oscar, Vogt Richard C, Janke Axel, Fleischer Robert C, Hailer Frank
Abstract excerpt
The critically endangered Central American River Turtle (Dermatemys mawii) is the only remaining member of the Dermatemydidae family, yet little is known about its population structuring. In a previous study of mitochondrial (mt) DNA in the species, three main lineages were described. One lineage (Central) was dominant across most of the range, while two other lineages were restricted to Papaloapan (PAP; isolated...
Topics
- Animals
- Central America
- DNA, Mitochondrial
- Endangered Species
- Gene Flow
- Genetic Variation
- Population Dynamics
- Turtles