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Hybridization among the ancient mariners: characterization of marine turtle hybrids with molecular genetic assays.
The Journal of heredity - 1 Jan 2000
Karl S A, Bowen B W, Avise J C
Abstract excerpt
Reports of hybridization between marine turtle species (family Cheloniidae) have been difficult to authenticate based solely on morphological evidence. Here we employ molecular genetic assays to document the sporadic, natural occurrence of viable interspecific hybrids between species representing four of the five genera of cheloniid sea turtles. Using multiple DNA markers from single-copy nuclear loci, eight...
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