Genetic diversity of the Green Turtle (Testudines: Cheloniidae: Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758)) population nesting at Kosgoda Rookery, Sri Lanka

We determined the genetic diversity of the Green Turtle Chelonia mydas (Linneaus, 1758) nesting at Kosgoda rookery, the second largest sea turtle aggregation on the southwestern coast of Sri Lanka.  Skin tissue samples were collected from 68 nesting females and genetic diversity was estimated using...

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Main Authors: E. M.L. Ekanayake, T. Kapurusinghe, M. M. Saman, D. S. Rathnakumara, P. Samaraweera, R. S. Rajakaruna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society 2017-06-01
Series:Journal of Threatened Taxa
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Online Access:https://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/2797