Some Molecular Approaches To Taxonomy | Frair, W. 1967.
CRSQ 4(1):18-22,47. CELD ID 1919Abstract A method for studying the proteins of various turtles is given, based essentially on production of antiserums by injection of turtle blood into rabbits or chickens. When mixed with serial dilutions of serum from various species of turtles, varying degrees of turbidity or precipitation are obtained. These results are shown to have a definite taxonomic value and do not support the present widely-held position that snapping turtles belong to a separate family related to the Kinosternidae, but rather are in the Emydid family group.
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