Population genetics of the Amazonian tortoises, Chelonoidis denticulata and C. carbonaria, (Cryptodira: Testudinidae) in an area of sympatry

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 357-365

  Farias, Izeni Pires ^a   Jerozolimski, Adriano ^b   Melo, Afrĝnio ^a   Das Neves Viana, Maria ^a   Martins, Marcio ^c   Dos Santos Monjeló, Luis Alberto ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AMAZONAS   (Brazil)

^b Conservation International do Brasil ^*

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazonian tortoises; Chelonoidis population genetics; Conservation; Cytochrome b

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME; GENE FLOW; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIATION; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; HYBRIDIZATION; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION STRUCTURE; REPTILE; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SYMPATRY;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA; XINGU RIVER;

CRYPTODIRA; GEOCHELONE DENTICULATA; TESTUDINIDAE;

EID: 34547953587     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: 15685381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853807781374836     Document Type: Article

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