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Conservation Genetics of the Scalloped Hammerhead Shark in the Pacific Coast of Colombia.
The Journal of heredity - 1 Jan 2015
Quintanilla Sonia, Gómez Alberto, Mariño-Ramírez Camila, Sorzano Carolina, Bessudo Sandra, Soler German, Bernal Jaime E, Caballero Susana
Abstract excerpt
Previous investigations of the population genetics of the scalloped hammerhead sharks (Sphyrna lewini) in the Eastern Tropical Pacific have lacked information about nursery areas. Such areas are key to promoting conservation initiatives that can protect young sharks from threats such as overfishing. Here, we investigated the genetic diversity, phylogeography, and connectivity of S. lewini found in 3 areas of...
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