Molecular phylogeny of African hinge-back tortoises (Kinixys): Implications for phylogeography and taxonomy (Testudines: Testudinidae)

Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 192-201

  Kindler, Carolin ^a   Branch, William R ^b,c   Hofmeyr, Margaretha D ^d   Maran, Jérôme ^e   Široký, Pavel ^f   Vences, Miguel ^g   Harvey, James ^e   Hauswaldt, J Susanne ^g   Schleicher, Alfred ^h   Stuckas, Heiko ^a   Fritz, Uwe ^a  

^a Museum of Zoology Museum fur Tierkunde   (Germany)

^b PORT ELIZABETH MUSEUM   (South Africa)

^c NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^e Bessières ^*

^f UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Czech Republic)

^g TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^h Kidogo Safaris   (Namibia)

Author keywords

Africa; Madagascar; Numt; Revision; Species delineation; Subspecies

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; DIVERGENCE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENY; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; RAINFOREST; SUBSPECIES; TAXONOMY; TURTLE;

MADAGASCAR; WEST AFRICA;

KINIXYS; KINIXYS BELLIANA; KINIXYS EROSA; KINIXYS HOMEANA; KINIXYS NATALENSIS; KINIXYS SPEKII; TESTUDINES; TESTUDINIDAE;

EID: 84863542717     PISSN: 09475745     EISSN: 14390469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0469.2012.00660.x     Document Type: Article

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