Phylogeny of North African Agama lizards (Reptilia: Agamidae) and the role of the Sahara desert in vertebrate speciation.

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  2012

• Venue

  Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

• Publication date

  2012-09-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/j.ympev.2012.05.007PMID 22634241
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