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Sea turtles like it local! Isolation by oceanic environment in the endangered Olive Ridley turtle

Our recent paper in Proceedings B shows how seasonal ocean currents can influence the mating and connectivity in sea turtles. This extensive seascape genetics work (i.e. based on >600 turtles collected at 27 nesting beaches in five countries, from Mexico to Panama) has important implications for the conservation management of endangered Olive Ridley turtles in the eastern tropical Pacific (the main area of reproduction of the species in the world). 

Media release: https://news.flinders.edu.au/blog/2018/05/08/sea-turtles-like-it-local/ 

Publication: http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/285/1878/20180264