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Phylogeography, Genetic Diversity, and Management Units of Hawksbill Turtles in the Indo-Pacific.
The Journal of heredity - 1 May 2016
Vargas Sarah M, Jensen Michael P, Ho Simon Y W, Mobaraki Asghar, Broderick Damien, Mortimer Jeanne A, Whiting Scott D, Miller Jeff, Prince Robert I T, Bell Ian P, Hoenner Xavier, Limpus Colin J, Santos Fabrício R, FitzSimmons Nancy N
Abstract excerpt
Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) populations have experienced global decline because of a history of intense commercial exploitation for shell and stuffed taxidermied whole animals, and harvest for eggs and meat. Improved understanding of genetic diversity and phylogeography is needed to aid conservation. In this study, we analyzed the most geographically comprehensive sample of hawksbill turtles from...
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