Study of mitochondrial DNA reveals how loggerhead turtle reached Mediterranean - FaunaClassifieds
FaunaClassifieds  
  Tired of those Google and InfoLink ads? Upgrade Your Membership!
  Inside FaunaClassifieds » Photo Gallery  
 

Go Back   FaunaClassifieds > Reptile & Amphibian - General Discussion Forums > Herps In The News

Notices

Herps In The News Local or national articles where reptiles or amphibians have made it into the news media. Please cite sources.

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 10-26-2014, 07:20 AM   #1
RSS_news
Study of mitochondrial DNA reveals how loggerhead turtle reached Mediterranean

To date, it was thought that the loggerhead turtle arrived to the Mediterranean from North America and the Caribbean after the last glacial period. However, latest scientific studies show that this marine species colonized the Mediterranean between 20,000 and 200,000 years ago, so the colonization event took place before the last glacial period.



More...
 

Join now to reply to this thread or open new ones for your questions & comments! FaunaClassifieds.com is the largest online community about Reptile & Amphibians, Snakes, Lizards and number one classifieds service with thousands of ads to look for. Registration is open to everyone and FREE. Click Here to Register!

 
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Sri Lankan snake study reveals new species, rich biodiversity in island country RSS_news Herps In The News 0 03-14-2013 01:00 PM
DNA reveals mating patterns of critically endangered sea turtle RSS_news Herps In The News 0 03-14-2013 01:00 PM
Island-scale study reveals climate-change effects RSS_news Herps In The News 0 01-31-2011 02:10 PM
A Broken Heart: Study Reveals Clue to Cause of Rare Syndrome SamanthaJane13 General BS forum 0 12-06-2010 04:51 PM
Fossil reveals how the turtle got its shell wcreptiles Herps In The News 0 10-08-2008 01:47 PM


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 12:51 AM.







Fauna Top Sites


Powered by vBulletin® Version
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Page generated in 0.10762191 seconds with 10 queries
Content copyrighted ©2002-2022, FaunaClassifieds, LLC