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Presencia y análisis genético de una tortuga bastarda (Lepidochelys kempii) en el mar Mediterráneo

Jesús TomásÁNgela FormiaMercedes FernándezJuan Antonio Raga

subject

tortuga marina; Lepidochelys kempii; Mediterráneo; ADN mitsea turtle; Lepidochelys kempii; Mediterranean; mt DNA

description

We report on a juvenile Kemp´s ridley sea turtle, Lepidochelys kempii, captured alive by fishermen in the waters off Alicante (western Mediterranean, Spain) on October 15th 2001. The analysis of a 460 base pair fragment of the mt DNA control region revealed a perfect match with haplotype D previously described in this species. This is the second report of L. kempii in the Mediterranean basin.

10.3989/scimar.2003.67n3367http://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/487