Conservation and Management of Trachemys venusta venusta in Southern Mexico: A Genetic Approach

• Published in: Tropical conservation science Vol. 13; no. 1
• Main Authors: Recino-Reyes, Elsi Beatriz, Lesher-Gordillo, Julia María, Machkour-M’Rabet, Salima, Gallardo-Alvarez, Manuel Ignacio, Zenteno-Ruiz, Claudia Elena, Olivera-Gómez, León David, Valdés-Marín, Alejandra, Gómez-Carrasco, Guadalupe, Ríos-Rodas, Liliana, Barragán-Vázquez, María del Rosario, Martínez, Raymundo Hernández
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; German
• Published: Sage CA: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 2020; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
• Subjects: Breeding; Captivity; Genetic analysis; Genetic diversity; Genetic structure; Meso-American slider turtle; Microsatellites; ML-Relate software; Overexploitation; Population genetics; Populations; relatedness and relationship coefficients; River basins; Storm software; Tabasco state; Trachemys venusta; Turtles; Wildlife conservation; Wildlife management; Mexico; microsatellites; Storm software; relatedness and relationship coefficients; Meso-American slider turtle; genetic structure; Tabasco state; ML-Relate software

The Meso-American slider turtle (Trachemys venusta) is a freshwater turtle that is widely distributed from Mexico to Colombia. Due to the overexploitation of populations of this species in Mexico, it has been placed within the “subject to special protection” category formulated by the Official Mexic...