Phylogenetic diversity of endangered and critically endangered southeast Asian softshell turtles (Trionychidae: Chitra)

Biological Conservation

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 173-179

  Engstrom, Tag N ^a   Shaffer, H Bradley ^a   McCord, William P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b East Fishkill Animal Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Chitra; mtDNA; Phylogeny; Southeast Asia; Turtle crisis

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION GENETICS; GENETIC VARIATION; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PHYLOGENY; TURTLE;

ASIA;

CHITRA; CHITRA CHITRA; CHITRA INDICA; MYA ARENARIA; TESTUDINES; TRIONYCHIDAE;

EID: 0036186302     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(01)00161-6     Document Type: Article

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