Niche diversification of Mediterranean and southwestern Asian tortoises

Background Tortoises of the genus Testudo are widely distributed throughout the Mediterranean region and southwestern Asia. However, the evolutionary mechanisms of diversification in this genus are still poorly understood. Methods In this study, we assessed the evolutionary patterns in the climate n...

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Main Authors: Daniel Escoriza, Jihene Ben Hassine
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2022-07-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/13702.pdf