Genetic rediscovery of an ‘extinct’ Galápagos giant tortoise species

2012/01/01 by Ryan C. Garrick, Edgar Benavides, Michael A. Russello +12 · 2 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Environmental Science · #Biology #Ecology #Evolutionary biology #Genetic diversity and population structure #Genetics #Introgression #Lineage (genetic) #Tortoise #Turtle Biology and Conservation #Wildlife Ecology and Conservation #Zoology

paper · doi:10.1016/j.cub.2011.12.004

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Cited by

• Description of a New Galapagos Giant Tortoise Species (Chelonoidis; Testudines: Testudinidae) from Cerro Fatal on Santa Cruz Island
• Galápagos tortoise [wikipedia]