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:	Nikos Poulakakis, Danielle L Edwards, Ylenia Chiari, Ryan C Garrick, Michael A Russello, Edgar Benavides, Gregory J Watkins-Colwell, Scott Glaberman, Washington Tapia, James P Gibbs, Linda J Cayot, Adalgisa Caccone
Formato:	Artigo
Lenguaje:	Inglês
Publicado:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Colección:	PLoS ONE
Acceso en línea:	http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4619298?pdf=render
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