2017 Unexpected hybridization patterns in Near Eastern terrapins (Mauremys caspica, M. rivulata) indicate ancient gene flow across the Fertile Crescent.

Vamberger, M., Stuckas, H., Vargas-Ramírez, M., Kehlmaier, C., Ayaz, D., Aloufi, A. A., Lymberakis, P., Široký, P., Fritz, U. (2017) Unexpected hybridization patterns in Near Eastern terrapins (Mauremys caspica, M. rivulata) indicate ancient gene flow across the Fertile Crescent. Zool. Scripta, 46(4), 401-413.