The desert tortoise trichotomy: Mexico hosts a third, new sister-species of tortoise in the Gopherus morafkai–G. agassizii group

Abstract. Desert tortoises (Testudines; Testudinidae; Gopherus agassizii group) have an extensive distribution throughout the Mojave, Colorado, and Sonoran desert regions. Not surprisingly, they exhibit a tremendous amount of ecological, behavioral, morphological and genetic variation. Gopherus agas...

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Autores principales: Edwards, Taylor, Karl, Alice E., Vaughn, Mercy, Rosen, Philip C., Torres, Cristina Meléndez, Murphy, Robert W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Pensoft Publishers 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4768471/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27006625
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.562.6124

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4768471/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27006625
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.562.6124

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