Geographic variation of sexual size dimorphism and genetics in the European pond turtle, Emys orbicularis and Emys trinacris, of Italy

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 363-372

  Zuffi, Marco Alberto Luca ^a   Odetti, Francesca ^a   Batistoni, Renata ^a   Mancino, Giorgio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Emys species; Geographic variation; Italy; Ribosomal DNA; Sexual size dimorphism

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; ECOMORPHOLOGY; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; RNA; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; TAXONOMY; TURTLE;

APENNINES; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SARDINIA; SICILY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TYRRHENIAN SEA;

EMYS; EMYS ORBICULARIS; EMYS TRINACRIS; TESTUDINES;

EID: 33750807505     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250000600971323     Document Type: Article

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