was investigated by sequence analysis of a 394-nucleotide fragment of the mitochondrial 12S rRNA gene for 158 tortoise specimens belonging to the subspecies itTestudo graeca graeca/it, itTestudo graeca ibera/it, itTestudo graeca terrestris/it, and a newly recognized subspecies itTestudo graeca white...
Growth and body composition in captive Testudo graeca terrestris fed with a high-energy diet (1932): Notes on the desert tortoise (Testudo agassizii). Transactions of the San 89 Diego Society of Natural History, 7: 187-208 90MILLER L. (1955......
graeca subspecies considerably and regard in the eastern part of the range five subspecies as valid (T. g. armeniaca, T. g. buxtoni, T. g. ibera, T. g. terrestris, T. g. zarudnyi). As not all North African taxa were included in the present study, we refrain from synonymizing ...
Testudo graeca has a wide distribution under different geographic, climatic and ecological conditions, and shows high morphological differences especially in the Asian (Middle Eastern and Caucasian) parts of the range. This study investigates morphometric and genetic differentiation in the T graeca complex...
Instead we find that putatively named taxa from the Mediterranean coast (" antakyensis ", " anamurensis ", and " terrestris ") are not morphometrically distinct. On the other hand, some inland populations from eastern Turkey (" armeniaca " and " perses ") are morphometrically distinct as ...
graeca , with high statistical support values, formed two reciprocally monophyletic groups. Compared to the mitochondrial markers, RAPDs more statistically significantly discriminated the sample of T. g. terrestris and the four subspecies, T. g. ibera , T. g. armeniaca , T. g. pallasi , and...
Diaz-Paniagua C,Keller C andAndreu AC (1996) Clutch frequency, egg and clutch characteristics, and nesting activity of spur-thighed tortoises, Testudo graeca , in southwestern Spain. Canadian Journal of Zoology 74: 560-564Diaz-Paniagua, C., Keller, C., Andreu, A. C. (1996). Clutch ...