Description of a New Galapagos Giant Tortoise Species (Chelonoidis; Testudines: Testudinidae) from Cerro Fatal on Santa Cruz Island

The taxonomy of giant Galapagos tortoises (Chelonoidis spp.) is currently based primarily on morphological characters and island of origin. Over the last decade, compelling genetic evidence has accumulated for multiple independent evolutionary lineages, spurring the need for taxonomic revision. On t...

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Autores principales: Poulakakis, Nikos, Edwards, Danielle L., Chiari, Ylenia, Garrick, Ryan C., Russello, Michael A., Benavides, Edgar, Watkins-Colwell, Gregory J., Glaberman, Scott, Tapia, Washington, Gibbs, James P., Cayot, Linda J., Caccone, Adalgisa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4619298/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26488886
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0138779

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4619298/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26488886
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0138779

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