Mitochondrial DNA reveals the natal origin of Caretta caretta (Testudines: Cheloniidae) stranded or bycaught along the Southwestern Adriatic coasts

Mitochondrial DNA reveals the natal origin of Caretta caretta (Testudines: Cheloniidae) stranded or bycaught along the Southwestern Adriatic coasts

The Mediterranean Sea is an important regional management unit (RMU) for the conservation of the loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) because it hosts both nesting and foraging grounds for this species. In this study, attention was focused on an important foraging ground located on the southern Itali...

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Main Authors: A. Splendiani, T. Fioravanti, M. Giovannotti, A. D’Amore, G. Furii, G. Totaro, P. Nisi Cerioni, A. Lucchetti, V. Caputo Barucchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-01-01
Series:The European Zoological Journal
Subjects:
Loggerhead turtle
mtDNA haplotypes
mixed stock analysis
feeding ground
Adriatic Sea
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/24750263.2017.1400597

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