Weak divergence among African, Malagasy and Seychellois hinged terrapins (Pelusios castanoides, P. subniger) and evidence for human-mediated oversea dispersal

Organisms Diversity and Evolution

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 215-224

  Fritz, Uwe ^a   Branch, William R ^b,c   Gehring, Philip Sebastian ^d   Harvey, James ^e   Kindler, Carolin ^a   Meyer, Leon ^f   Du Preez, Louis ^f   Široký, Pavel ^g   Vieites, David R ^h,i   Vences, Miguel ^d  

^a Museum für Tierkunde   (Germany)

^b PORT ELIZABETH MUSEUM   (South Africa)

^c NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^d TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^e not available   (South Africa)

^f NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

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

^h MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

ⁱ CENTRO DE INVESTIGAÇÃO EM BIODIVERSIDADE E RECURSOS GENÉTICOS   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Africa; Madagascar; Pelomedusidae; Phylogeography; Reptilia; Seychelles; Testudines

Indexed keywords

CONSPECIFIC; DISPERSAL; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDEMIC SPECIES; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ANALYSIS; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; SUBSPECIES; TURTLE;

AFRICA; MADAGASCAR; SEYCHELLES;

EMYDIDAE; PELOMEDUSIDAE; PELUSIOS CASTANOIDES; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 84878630925     PISSN: 14396092     EISSN: 16181077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13127-012-0113-3     Document Type: Article

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