Browsing Faculty of Natural Sciences by Author "Vamberger, Melita"
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How many species of angulate tortoises occur in Southern Africa? (Testudines: Testudinidae: Chersina)
Hofmeyr, Margaretha D.; Spitzweg, Cäcilia; Vamberger, Melita (Wiley-Blackwell, 2020)Using range-wide sampling and 1,143 bp of mtDNA (cytochrome b gene) and 14 microsatellite loci, we examined genetic differentiation in the widely distributed Southern African angulate tortoise (Chersina angulata). We found ... -
In quest of contact: phylogeography of helmeted terrapins (Pelomedusa galeata, P. subrufa sensu stricto)
Vamberger, Melita; Hofmeyr, Margaretha D.; Ihlow, Flora; Fritz, Uwe (PeerJ, 2018)Based on rangewide sampling and three mitochondrial and two nuclear markers (together up to 1,850 bp and 1,840 bp, respectively), we examine the phylogeography of two helmeted terrapin species (Pelomedusa galeata and P. ... -
Leopard tortoises in southern Africa have greater genetic diversity in the north than in the south (Testudinidae)
Spitzweg, Cäcilia; Hofmeyr, Margaretha D.; Fritz, Uwe; Vamberger, Melita (Wiley, 2018)In contrast to mammals, little is known about the phylogeographic structuring of widely distributed African reptile species. With the present study, we contribute data for the leopard tortoise (Stigmochelys pardalis). It ...