FN Archimer Export Format PT J TI Seascape Genetics and the Spatial Ecology of Juvenile Green Turtles BT AF Jensen, Michael P. Dalleau, Mayeul Gaspar, Philippe Lalire, Maxime Jean, Claire Ciccione, Stéphane Mortimer, Jeanne A. Quillard, Mireille Taquet, Coralie Wamukota, Andrew Leroux, Géraud Bourjea, Jerome AS 1:1;2:2;3:3,4;4:4;5:5;6:5;7:6,7;8:8;9:9;10:10;11:11;12:12,13; FF 1:;2:;3:;4:;5:;6:;7:;8:;9:;10:;11:;12:PDG-RBE-MARBEC-LHM; C1 Section of Biology and Environmental Science, Department of Chemistry and Bioscience, Aalborg University, Fredrik Bajers Vej 7H, 9220 Aalborg East, Denmark Centre d’Etude et de Découverte des Tortues Marines (CEDTM), 6 Chemin Dubuisson, Appt. 5, 97436 Saint-Leu, La Réunion, France Mercator Ocean International, Parc Technologique du Canal, 31520 Ramonville Saint-Agne, France Collecte Localisation Satellite, Sustainable Management of Marine Resources, Parc Technologique du Canal, 31520 Ramonville-Saint-Agne, France Kelonia, L’Observatoire des Tortues Marines, 46 Rue du Général de Gaulle, 97436 Saint Leu, La Réunion, France Seychelles Islands Foundation (SIF), Mont Fleuri, Victoria, PO Box 853 Mahé, Seychelles Department of Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA Conseil Départemental de Mayotte/DEDDE/SE 8 Boulevard Halidi Selemani BP101, 97600 Mamoudzou, France Collège de Hao, 98767 HAO, Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia Department of Environmental Sciences, Pwani University, P.O. Box 195, Kilifi 8010, Kenya Muséum D’histoire Naturelle de Genève, Route de Malagnou 1, 1208 Genève, Switzerland MARBEC, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, Ifremer, IRD, Avenue Jean Monnet, 34200 Sète, France IFREMER Institut Français pour l’Exploitation de la Mer, Avenue Jean Monnet, 34200 Sète, France C2 UNIV AALBORG, DENMARK CEDTM, FRANCE MERCATOR OCEAN, FRANCE CLS, FRANCE KELONIA, FRANCE SEYCHELLES ISLANDS FND (SIF), SEYCHELLES UNIV FLORIDA, USA CONSEIL DEPART MAYOTTE, FRANCE COLLEGE DE HAO, FRANCE UNIV PWANI, KENYA MNHN, SWITZERLAND IFREMER, FRANCE IFREMER, FRANCE SI SETE SE PDG-RBE-MARBEC-LHM UM MARBEC IN WOS Ifremer UMR DOAJ copubli-france copubli-europe copubli-int-hors-europe copubli-sud IF 1.151 TC 14 UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00612/72443/71398.pdf https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00612/72443/71399.zip LA English DT Article DE ;Chelonia mydas;green turtle;juvenile;mtDNA;drifting simulation;connectivity;mixed stock analysis;Southwest Indian Ocean AB Understanding how ocean currents impact the distribution and connectivity of marine species, provides vital information for the effective conservation management of migratory marine animals. Here, we used a combination of molecular genetics and ocean drift simulations to investigate the spatial ecology of juvenile green turtle (Chelonia mydas) developmental habitats, and assess the role of ocean currents in driving the dispersal of green turtle hatchlings. We analyzed mitochondrial (mt)DNA sequenced from 358 juvenile green turtles, and from eight developmental areas located throughout the Southwest Indian Ocean (SWIO). A mixed stock analysis (MSA) was applied to estimate the level of connectivity between developmental sites and published genetic data from 38 known genetic stocks. The MSA showed that the juvenile turtles at all sites originated almost exclusively from the three known SWIO stocks, with a clear shift in stock contributions between sites in the South and Central Areas. The results from the genetic analysis could largely be explained by regional current patterns, as shown by the results of passive numerical drift simulations linking breeding sites to developmental areas utilized by juvenile green turtles. Integrating genetic and oceanographic data helps researchers to better understand how marine species interact with ocean currents at different stages of their lifecycle, and provides the scientific basis for effective conservation management. PY 2020 PD MAR SO Genes SN 2073-4425 PU MDPI AG VL 11 IS 3 UT 000529189000042 DI 10.3390/genes11030278 ID 72443 ER EF