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Phylogeography of the West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus): how many populations and how many taxa?
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Biodiversidad - República DominicanaFauna ─ República Dominicana
Mamíferos marinos
Hábitats y especies
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- Investigación ambiental [1409]
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Show full item recordAbstract: | To resolve the population genetic structure and phylogeography of the West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus), mitochondrial (mt) DNA control region sequences were compared among eight locations across the western Atlantic region. Fifteen haplotypes were identified among 86 individuals from Florida, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana and Brazil. Despite the manatee's ability to move thousands of kilometres along continental margins, strong population separations between most locations were demonstrated with significant haplotype frequency shifts. These findings are consistent with tagging studies which indicate that stretches of open water and unsuitable coastal habitats constitute substantial barriers to gene flow and colonization. |
Author(s): | García-Rodríguez, A. I.
Bowen, B. W. Domning, D. Mignucci-Giannoni, Antonio A. Marmontel, M. Montoya-Ospina, R. A. Morales-Vela, B. Rudin, M. Bonde, R. K. McGuire, P. M. |
Date: | 1998 |
Published: | Molecular Ecology, 7(9), 1137-1149 |
Citation: | García‐Rodríguez, A. I., Bowen, B. W., Domning, D., Mignucci‐Giannoni, A. A., Marmontel, M., Montoya‐Ospina, R. A., ... & McGuire, P. M. (1998). Phylogeography of the West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus): how many populations and how many taxa? Molecular Ecology, 7(9), 1137-1149. Recuperado de: |
URI: | https://bvearmb.do/handle/123456789/4069
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