The origin of Indian Star tortoises (Geochelone elegans) based on nuclear and mitochondrial DNA analysis: A story of rescue and repatriation

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 231-240

  Gaur, A ^a   Reddy, A ^a   Annapoorni, S ^a   Satyarebala, B ^a   Shivaji, S ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Geochelone elegans; Indian Star tortoise; Microsatellites; mtDNA; Repatriation

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA; GENETIC STRUCTURE; HABITAT; MITOCHONDRION; POPULATION GENETICS; REPTILE;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; SRI LANKA;

ANIMALIA; GEOCHELONE ELEGANS; TESTUDINIDAE;

EID: 33745049980     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-005-9002-z     Document Type: Article

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