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Are the native giant tortoises from the Seychelles really extinct? A genetic perspective based on mtDNA and microsatellite data.

Molecular ecology - 1 Jun 2003

Palkovacs Eric P, Marschner Monique, Ciofi Claudio, Gerlach Justin, Caccone Adalgisa

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The extinction of the giant tortoises of the Seychelles Archipelago has long been suspected but is not beyond doubt. A recent morphological study of the giant tortoises of the western Indian Ocean concluded that specimens of two native Seychelles species survive in captivity today alongside giant tortoises of Aldabra, which are numerous in zoos as well as in the wild. This claim has been controversial because...

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PMID: 12755870
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294x.2003.01834.x

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