Phylogeography of the Olive Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea): Standardized Global Haplotype Nomenclature and Updated Mitochondrial Lineage Distributions in the Eastern Pacific
Lepidochelys olivacea is the most abundant sea turtle species worldwide and exhibits a circumtropical distribution across the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans. Global phylogeographic studies have identified three major mitochondrial lineages, but comparisons among regions remain limited by inconsistent mtDNA contro...