Genetic diversity and taxonomy: a reassessment of species designation in tuatara (Sphenodon: Reptilia)

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• Publication year

  2010

• Venue

  Conservation Genetics

• Publication date

  2010-06-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1007/s10592-009-9952-7
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