The desert tortoise trichotomy: Mexico hosts a third, new sister-species of tortoise in the Gopherus morafkai-G. agassizii group.

Edwards T, Karl AE, Vaughn M, Rosen PC, Torres CM, Murphy RW

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.562.6124
Published: 2016
Container: ZooKeys
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@article{allodium:10.3897/zookeys.562.6124,
  title = {The desert tortoise trichotomy: Mexico hosts a third, new sister-species of tortoise in the Gopherus morafkai-G. agassizii group.},
  author = {Edwards T and Karl AE and Vaughn M and Rosen PC and Torres CM and Murphy RW},
  year = {2016},
  journal = {ZooKeys},
  doi = {10.3897/zookeys.562.6124},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.562.6124}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - The desert tortoise trichotomy: Mexico hosts a third, new sister-species of tortoise in the Gopherus morafkai-G. agassizii group.
AU  - Edwards T
AU  - Karl AE
AU  - Vaughn M
AU  - Rosen PC
AU  - Torres CM
AU  - Murphy RW
PY  - 2016
JO  - ZooKeys
DO  - 10.3897/zookeys.562.6124
UR  - https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.562.6124
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T, E., AE, K., M, V., PC, R., CM, T., & RW, M. (2016). The desert tortoise trichotomy: Mexico hosts a third, new sister-species of tortoise in the Gopherus morafkai-G. agassizii group.. ZooKeys. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.562.6124

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