Mitochondrial DNA phylogeography and subspecies issues in the monotypic freshwater turtle Sternotherus odoratus

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 1, 1997, Pages 16-21

  Walker, Deette ^a   Nelson, William S ^a   Buhlmann, Kurt A ^b   Avise, John C ^a  

^a University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STERNOTHERUS MINOR; STERNOTHERUS ODORATUS; TESTUDINES;

EID: 0030979964     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1447835     Document Type: Article

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