A quantitative reassessment of morphology-based taxonomic schemes for Turkish tortoises (Testudo graeca)

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 69-83

  Türkozan, Oǧuz ^a   Kiremit, Ferhat ^a   Parham, James F ^b,c,d   Olgun, Kurtuluş ^a   Taşkavak, Ertan ^e  

^a ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Morphometry; Testudinidae; Testudo; Turkey

Indexed keywords

DECADAL VARIATION; MORPHOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; TAXONOMY; TURTLE;

ARMENIACA; TESTUDINES; TESTUDINIDAE; TESTUDO; TESTUDO GRAECA;

EID: 77953856660     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: 15685381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853810790457894     Document Type: Article

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