The wide north African continental shelf in the central Mediterranean is known to be one of
the few important areas in the basin for loggerhead turtles in the neritic stage. In order to …

Genetic markers have been widely used in marine turtles to assess population structuring
and origin of individuals in common feeding grounds, which are key elements for …

In migratory species female‐and male‐mediated gene flow are important for defining
relevant Management Units, and for evaluating connectivity between these and their …

The assessment of the composition and dynamics of endangered populations is crucial for
management and conservation, and appropriate genetic markers are critical. The genetic …

As the loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) is a philopatric species with a strong genetic
structure, the analysis of mtDNA can be used to track evolutionary and colonisation events …

Restriction‐site analyses of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) from the loggerhead sea turtle
(Caretta caretta) reveal substantial phylogeographic structure among major nesting …

Abstract The North Adriatic Sea is considered a critical feeding and developmental area for
Mediterranean loggerhead turtles. In this study, a comparative analysis of mitochondrial …

Shallow (neritic) waters close to the Italian coasts (Central Mediterranean Sea) are
frequently visited by foraging loggerhead turtles, but the nesting populations which rely on …

We re-sequenced 815 bp of the mtDNA of loggerhead turtles from a population nesting in
Calabria (southern Italy), which was found recently. Non-invasive sampling was applied and …

The analysis of mitochondrial DNA in loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) from eight
foraging grounds in the Mediterranean and the adjoining Atlantic revealed deep genetic …