DNA from the past informs ex situ conservation for the future: an "extinct" species of Galápagos tortoise identified in captivity.
Although not unusual to find captive relicts of species lost in the wild, rarely are presumed extinct species rediscovered outside of their native range. A recent study detected living descendents of an extinct Galápagos tortoise species (Chelonoidis elephantopus) once endemic to Floreana Island on...
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| Autors principals: | , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Artigo |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2010-01-01
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| Col·lecció: | PLoS ONE |
| Accés en línia: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2800188?pdf=render |
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