Multilocus phylogeny and statistical biogeography clarify the evolutionary history of major lineages of turtles

2017/05/11 by Anieli G. Pereira, Anieli Guirro Pereira, Juliana Sterli +3 · 10 citations
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Environmental Science · #Evolution and Paleontology Studies #Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology #Turtle Biology and Conservation

paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2017.05.008

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