Familia Emydidae

Literature

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  • Jackson, D. R. 1978b. Evolution and fossil record of the chicken turtle Deirochelys, with a re-evaluation of the genus. Tulane Stud. Zool. Bot. 20: 35-55.
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  • McDowell, S. B. 1964. Partition of the genus Clemmys and related problems in the taxonomy of the aquatic Testudinidae. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 143: 239-279.
  • Rafinesque, C. S. 1815. Analyse de la Nature ou Tableau de l'Universe et des Corps Organisés. Privately printed. Palermo. 224 pp.
  • Seidel, M. E., and M. D. Adkins. 1989. Variation in turtle myoglobins (subfamily Emydinae: Testudines) examined by isoelectric focusing. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 94B: 569-573.

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