The saltwater crocodile is distributed throughout south-east Asia and Australia. In Australia, it is most abundant in the Northern Territory and Queensland, where it is sustainably farmed for its skins and meat. The aim of this study was to elucidate the relationships and genetic structure among saltwater crocodiles from the Northern Territory of Australia using mitochondrial control region sequences from 61 individuals, representing nine river basins and six of unknown origin, as well as published sequences from other regions. Eight mitochondrial control region haplotypes were identified among both published and novel sequences. Three of the haplotypes appear to be restricted to specimens from northern Australia, with a single haplotype being the most widely dispersed across all river basins. Although Analysis of Molecular Variance provides some support for differentiation among river basins, the frequency of shared haplotypes among these geographical units and median-joining network analysis do not support a clear genetic structure or phylogeographic pattern for saltwater crocodiles in the Northern Territory. The results of this study will assist in furthering our understanding of the genetic diversity of wild saltwater crocodile populations used for ranching in the Northern Territory, as well as providing a framework for assessing the origin of unknown specimens in the future.
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CrocBITE, POB 353, Humpty Doo, NT 0836, AustraliaCrocBITE, POB 353, Humpty Doo, NT 0836, Australia
Sideleau, Brandon
Sitorus, Tamen
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Minist Environm & Forestry Republ Indonesia, Directorate Gen Nat Resources & Ecosyst Conservat, Block 1,8th Floor,Jalan Jenderal Gatot Subroto, Jakarta 10270, IndonesiaCrocBITE, POB 353, Humpty Doo, NT 0836, Australia
Sitorus, Tamen
Suryana, Dadang
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Minist Environm & Forestry Republ Indonesia, Directorate Gen Nat Resources & Ecosyst Conservat, Block 1,8th Floor,Jalan Jenderal Gatot Subroto, Jakarta 10270, IndonesiaCrocBITE, POB 353, Humpty Doo, NT 0836, Australia
Suryana, Dadang
Britton, Adam
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CrocBITE, POB 353, Humpty Doo, NT 0836, Australia
Charles Darwin Univ, Res Inst Environm & Livelihoods, Casuarina, NT 0810, Australia
Big Gecko Crocodilian Res, POB 353, Humpty Doo, NT 0835, AustraliaCrocBITE, POB 353, Humpty Doo, NT 0836, Australia
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Univ Sydney, Fac Vet Sci, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
S Eastern Area Lab Serv, Randwick, NSW, AustraliaUniv Sydney, Fac Vet Sci, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
Dalzell, P.
Miles, L. G.
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Univ Sydney, Fac Vet Sci, Sydney, NSW 2006, AustraliaUniv Sydney, Fac Vet Sci, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
Miles, L. G.
Isberg, S. R.
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Univ Sydney, Fac Vet Sci, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
Porosus Pty Ltd, Palmerston, NT, AustraliaUniv Sydney, Fac Vet Sci, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
Isberg, S. R.
Glenn, T. C.
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Univ Georgia, Savannah River Ecol Lab, Aiken, SC USA
Univ Georgia, Dept Environm Hlth, Athens, GA 30602 USAUniv Sydney, Fac Vet Sci, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
Glenn, T. C.
King, C.
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Univ Georgia, Savannah River Ecol Lab, Aiken, SC USAUniv Sydney, Fac Vet Sci, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
King, C.
Murtagh, V.
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Univ Sydney, Fac Vet Sci, Sydney, NSW 2006, AustraliaUniv Sydney, Fac Vet Sci, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
Murtagh, V.
Moran, C.
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Univ Sydney, Fac Vet Sci, Sydney, NSW 2006, AustraliaUniv Sydney, Fac Vet Sci, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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Bawinanga Aboriginal Corp, PMB 102, Winnellie, NT 0822, Australia
Dept Pk & Wildlife, POB 942, Kununurra, WA 6743, AustraliaBawinanga Aboriginal Corp, PMB 102, Winnellie, NT 0822, Australia
Corey, B.
Webb, G. J. W.
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Wildlife Management Int Pty Ltd, Karama, NT, Australia
Charles Darwin Univ, Res Inst Environm & Livelihoods, Casuarina, NT, AustraliaBawinanga Aboriginal Corp, PMB 102, Winnellie, NT 0822, Australia
Webb, G. J. W.
Manolis, S. C.
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Wildlife Management Int Pty Ltd, Karama, NT, AustraliaBawinanga Aboriginal Corp, PMB 102, Winnellie, NT 0822, Australia
Manolis, S. C.
Fordham, A.
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Australian Natl Univ, Coll Arts & Social Sci, Ctr Aboriginal Econ Policy Res, Canberra, ACT, AustraliaBawinanga Aboriginal Corp, PMB 102, Winnellie, NT 0822, Australia
Fordham, A.
Austin, B. J.
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Charles Darwin Univ, Res Inst Environm & Livelihoods, Casuarina, NT, AustraliaBawinanga Aboriginal Corp, PMB 102, Winnellie, NT 0822, Australia
Austin, B. J.
Fukuda, Y.
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Northern Terr Dept Environm & Nat Resources, Palmerston, NT, AustraliaBawinanga Aboriginal Corp, PMB 102, Winnellie, NT 0822, Australia
Fukuda, Y.
Nicholls, D.
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Bawinanga Aboriginal Corp, PMB 102, Winnellie, NT 0822, AustraliaBawinanga Aboriginal Corp, PMB 102, Winnellie, NT 0822, Australia
Nicholls, D.
Saalfeld, K.
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Northern Terr Dept Environm & Nat Resources, Palmerston, NT, AustraliaBawinanga Aboriginal Corp, PMB 102, Winnellie, NT 0822, Australia