| geographic genetic structure in two laticaudine sea kraits, laticauda laticaudata and laticauda semifasciata (serpentes: elapidae), in the ryukyu-taiwan region as inferred from mitochondrial cytochrome b sequences. | the ryukyu-taiwan region is an island arch with intervening waters of varying distances and depths. this study examines the geographic genetic structure of two sympatric sea kraits, laticauda laticaudata and l. semifasciata, in the region, to infer factors affecting the extent of dispersal and other biogeographical traits of these amphibious reptiles. sequence analyses of the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene revealed four and 16 haplotypes for l. laticaudata (136 individuals) and l. semifasciata ... | 2013 | 23915156 |