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- Title
Phylogeographic link between Sicilian and Corso-Sardinian Testudo h. hermanni confirmed.
- Authors
Giacalone, Gabrielle; Lo^Valco, Mario; Fritz, Uwe
- Abstract
Our study confirms that Sicilian and Corso-Sardinian Testudo h. hermanni share a certain mtDNA haplotype, while tortoises from peninsular Italy harbour slightly different haplotypes. When the fossil record is considered, this striking pattern agrees well with the idea of local extinction in Corsica and Sardinia and later replacement by tortoises originating elsewhere, either by natural oversea dispersal or translocation by man.
- Subjects
ITALY; TESTUDINIDAE; HERMANNIA (Animal); PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; ZOOGEOGRAPHY; TESTUDO; ZOOLOGY; CHROMOSOMAL translocation; ANIMALS
- Publication
Acta Herpetologica, 2009, Vol 4, Issue 2, p119
- ISSN
1827-9635
- Publication type
Article