Distribution of genetic diversity reveals colonization and philopatry of the loggerhead sea turtles across geographic scales
M. Baltazar-Soares, J. L. Klein, S. M. Correia, T. Reischig, A. A. Taxonera, S. R. Monteiro, L. Dos Passos, D. Jandira, J. P. Lomba, H. Dinis, S. J. K. Cameron, V. A. Stiebens, C. Eizaguirre
This study uses mtDNA sequences to analyze colonization patterns and genetic diversity distribution in loggerhead sea turtles across different geographic scales, revealing two colonization waves and asymmetric gene flow.
bioRxiv · Jan 23, 2020 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology