title: Genetic differentiation in the striped dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba from European waters according to mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) restriction analysis.
abstract: We used mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) restriction analysis to study genetic variation in 98 striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) stranded on coasts from different European countries and from animals caught by fisheries. A total of 63 different restriction sites was mapped after digestion of mtDNA with 15 restriction endonucleases that yielded a total of 27 haplotypes. No haplotype was shared between Mediterranean and Atlantic areas. All the analyses indicate the existence of two different populations with a very limited gene flow across the Strait of Gibraltar.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Cavanilles de Biodiversidad y Biología Evolutiva, Universitat de València, Spain.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: García-Martínez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Moya
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Raga
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Latorre
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D004289:Dolphins / Q000235:genetics*; D005060:Europe; D014644:Genetic Variation; D005828:Genetics, Population; D006239:Haplotypes; D010802:Phylogeny; D015183:Restriction Mapping
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial