Population genetics of the critically endangered three-striped turtle, Batagur dhongoka, from the Ganga river system using mitochondrial DNA and microsatellite analysis.

Abstract excerpt

The three-striped roofed (Batagur dhongoka) is a semi-aquatic turtle that belongs to family Geoemydidae. Due to anthropogenic pressure, it has been facing an intense decline of over 80% in its distribution range in the past 50 years. It is considered as 'Critically Endangered' so effective conservation strategies are needed to protect the species by determining their genetic diversity and population genetic...

Topics

• Animals
• DNA, Mitochondrial
• Turtles
• Genetic Variation
• Endangered Species
• Conservation of Natural Resources
• Rivers
• Bayes Theorem
• Genetics, Population
• Haplotypes