Phylogeny and taxonomy of endangered South and South-east Asian freshwater turtles elucidated by mtDNA sequence variation (Testudines: Geoemydidae: Batagur, Callagur, Hardella, Kachuga, Pangshura)

Zoologica Scripta

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 429-442

  Praschag, P ^a   Hundsdorfer A K ^b   Fritz, U ^b  

^a Natural History State Collections Dresden ^*  (Austria)

^b DNA Laboratory   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATAGUR; BATAGUR BASKA; CALLAGUR; GEOEMYDIDAE; HARDELLA; HARDELLA THURJII; KACHUGA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 34548505261     PISSN: 03003256     EISSN: 14636409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-6409.2007.00293.x     Document Type: Article

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