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Application of DNA Barcoding to the Study of Green Lizards (Sauria: Lacertidae: Lacerta)
DNA barcoding remains a recognized and widely used method for taxon identification in biodiversity inventory and monitoring. In this publication, we present information about the results of using this method i...
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An Analysis of the Distribution of the Lizard Genus Lacerta in the Northeastern Caucasus (Dagestan, Russia) Using GIS Technologies and Methods for Building Species Distribution Models
An analysis of the spatial distribution of green lizards of the genus Lacerta in Dagestan is given. The distribution ranges of L. agilis, L. media, and L. strigata are specified and detailed. A set of vector (poi...
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Phylogeography of Lacerta media Lantz et Cyrén, 1920 (Lacertidae: Sauria) Based on the Analysis of Mitochondrial Cytochrome b Gene
The mitochondrial DNA cytb sequences (1143 bp) were examined in the representatives of Lacerta media. A total of 34 lizards from 19 localities were analyzed. Special attention was paid to previously unexplored po...
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Differentiation of tortoises of the genera Testudo and Agrionemys (Testudinidae) based on the polymorphism of nuclear and mitochondrial markers
Based on polymorphism of the 12S rRNA gene and RAPD markers, differentiation of 122 tortoise individuals belonging to the three species of genus Testudo (T. kleinmanni, T. marginata, and T. graeca), six subspecie...
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Variability of microsatellites BM224 and Bcal7 in populations of green toads (Bufo viridis complex) differing by nuclear DNA content and ploidy
The variability of microsatellites BM224 and Bcal7 was studied for the first time in three species of the diploid-polyploid complex of Bufo viridis (B. viridis, B. oblongus, and B. pewzowi). The locus Bcal7 was e...
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RAPD Variation in Mediterranean Turtle Testudo graeca L. (Testudinidae)
The polymerase chain reaction with arbitrary primers (RAPD-PCR) was used to study intraspecific variation in Mediterranean turtle Testudo graeca, which is represented by the Dagestan (T. g. pallasi) and Nikolskii...
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RAPD variation in Mediterranean turtle Testudo graeca L. (Testudinidae)
The polymerase chain reaction with arbitrary primers (RAPD-PCR) was used to study intraspecific variation in Mediterranean turtle Testudo graeca, which is represented by the Dagestan (T. g. pallasi) and Nikolskii...