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Mitochondrial phylogeography of the European pond turtle, Emys orbicularis (Linnaeus 1758).
Molecular ecology - 1 Nov 1999
Lenk P, Fritz U, Joger U, Wink M
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The phylogeny and phylogeography of Emys orbicularis was inferred from mitochondrial nucleotide sequences of the cytochrome b gene analysed by DNA sequencing and RNA heteroduplex analysis. Within the family Emydidae the monotypic genus Emys is affiliated with the nearctic taxa Emydoidea blandingii and Clemmys marmorata. The analysis of 423 individuals of E. orbicularis, originating throughout its distribution...
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