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Ljubisavljević, K., Džukić, G., Vukov, T. D., & Kalezić, M. L. (2012). Morphological variability of the hermann’s tortoise (testudo hermanni) in the central balkans. Acta Herpetologica, 7(2), 253–262.
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| Resource type: Journal Article BibTeX citation key: Ljubisavljevi2012 View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Habitat - habitat, Schildkröten - turtles + tortoises, Südosteuropa - South-Eastern Europe, Systematik - taxonomy, Testudinidae, Testudo hermanni Creators: Džukić, Kalezić, Ljubisavljević, Vukov Collection: Acta Herpetologica |
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Testudinidae Variation in a number of morphological characters were analysed in five populations of Testudo hermanni from Serbia and Montenegro. Tortoises from Serbia appeared significantly larger than those from Montenegro. An insular population of Montenegro was distinct due to its extremely small body size and mass and dark plastral pigmentation. Although the majority of tortoises had the supracaudal scute divided, many tortoises had the scute undivided. Effects of possible genetic divergence and/or adaptation to different environmental conditions on observed morphological variation were discussed.
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