With the advent of molecular phylogenetics, the number of taxonomic studies unveiling and
describing cryptic diversity has greatly increased. However, speciation between cryptic …

Background Obtaining de novo chromosome-level genome assemblies greatly enhances
conservation and evolutionary biology studies. For many research teams, long-read …

Two stranded Lepidochelys-like sea turtles were rescued from the Thai Andaman Sea
coastline by veterinarians of the Phuket Marine Biological Center (PMBC), one in May of …

Abstract The Southwest Atlantic (SWA) is an important region for the Caretta caretta
characterized by unique genetic lineages; however, their life history is still misunderstood. In …

Detection of the phylogenetic relationships between nine turtles. Five out of the sea turtles,
two species of family Testudinidae, the Nile softshell turtle and semi-aquatic turtle belonging …

Transposable elements are known to induce variation in vertebrate genomes through their
diversity and number, with related species usually presenting consistency in the proportion …

Sea turtles are long-lived, globally distributed animals with a complex life-history. Individuals
from different populations often share the same foraging areas (mixed stock aggregations) …

Molecular dating (or molecular clock) is a powerful technique that uses the mutation rate of
biomolecules to estimate divergence times among organisms. In the last two decades, the …

Currently, some sea turtle populations are expanding their home range distribution toward
higher latitudes at an unprecedented rate. These expansions are associated to factors such …

Juvenile dispersal is a life history strategy found across taxa and habitat types. In this
dissertation, I examine juvenile dispersal in an evolutionary context and explore the …