Whole mitochondrial genome sequencing identifies unique haplotype diversity and a lack of fine-scale genetic structure: a case study in the vulnerable estuarine turtle Malaclemys terrapin
Samuel Weaver, Tonia S. Schwartz, Iwo P. Gross, Thane Wibbels, Matthew E. Wolak
The paper uses whole mitochondrial genome sequencing to assess genetic structure in diamond-backed terrapins, finding no fine-scale structure within Alabama but unique haplotypes compared to other Gulf Coast sites.
bioRxiv · Jul 24, 2026 · PreprintEcology