Historical DNA from museum type specimens clarifies diversity of Asian leaf turtles (Cyclemys)

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 131-141

  Stuart, Bryan L ^a   Fritz, Uwe ^b  

^a FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

^b Museum of Zoology   (Germany)

Author keywords

Geoemydidae; Historical DNA; Museum specimens; Species delimitation

Indexed keywords

DNA; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MORPHOLOGY; ONTOGENY; PHYLOGENETICS; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TURTLE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG;

CYCLEMYS; CYCLEMYS ATRIPONS; CYCLEMYS DENTATA; GEOEMYDIDAE; TESTUDINES;

EID: 43049091207     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2008.00966.x     Document Type: Article

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