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Publication Details
AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
The first substantiated case of trans-oceanic tortoise dispersal
Journal of Natural History, Volume 40, No. 41-43, Year 2006
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Description
In December 2004 an Aldabra giant tortoise Dipsochelys dussumieri was washed ashore on the coast of east Africa, probably having been carried off the shore of Aldabra atoll, 740 km away. Although trans-oceanic dispersal is assumed to be the mechanism by which tortoises and many other animals became established on islands throughout the world, this is the first direct evidence of a tortoise surviving such a sea-crossing. © 2006 Taylor & Francis.
Authors & Co-Authors
Gerlach, Justin
Seychelles
Nature Protection Trust of Seychelles
Muir, Catharine
Tanzania, Dar es Salaam
Sea Sense
Richmond, M. D.
Tanzania, Dar es Salaam
Samaki Consultants Ltd.
Statistics
Citations: 52
Authors: 3
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1080/00222930601058290
ISSN:
00222933
e-ISSN:
14645262
Study Locations
Multi-countries