Case Study
Submitted By
| Name: | Daniel Lancheros Piliego |
| Institution: | Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano |
| Country: | Colombia |
| Email: | dpiliego@gmail.com |
Title & Categories
| Case Study Title: | DNA BARCODING OF THE LOGGERHEAD SEA TURTLE Caretta caretta |
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| Geographic Region: | South America |
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| Project Duration: | 11/2008 to 11/2009 |
Scope
Species conservation, Biotic inventory of multiple taxa in a region or habitat, Biotic inventory of a poorly known taxonomic group, Adding barcodes to a large survey of a taxonomic group, Resolving discrete taxonomic problems. The genus, Caretta, contains a single species found on tropical waters around the world. To aim on the conservation efforts of the species Caretta caretta, a DNA barcoding analysis of loggerhead sea turtles must be done. On the 2008 IUCN Red List as Endangered because is facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild in the near future
Purpose
The genus, Caretta, contains a single species found on tropical waters around the world. To aim on the conservation efforts of the species Caretta caretta, a DNA barcoding analysis of loggerhead sea turtles must be done. On the 2008 IUCN Red List as Endangered because is facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild in the near future
Background
Listed as "Threatened" on the United State Fish and Wildlife Service Endangered Species List since July 28, 1978. Most loggerhead deaths occur due to drowning in shrimp nets, as well as due to longline fishing practices.
Only Chelonia mydas has been DNA barcoded