Evolutionary significant units versus geopolitical taxonomy: Molecular systematics of an endangered sea turtle (genus Chelonia)

Conservation Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 990-999

  Karl, Stephen A ^a   Bowen, Brian W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; ENDANGERED SPECIES; EVOLUTION; TAXONOMY; TURTLE;

CHELONIA AGASSIZII; CHELONIA MYDAS;

EID: 0032829944     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1739.1999.97352.x     Document Type: Article

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