An ancient icon reveals new mysteries: mummy DNA resurrects a cryptic species within the Nile crocodile.

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• Publication year

  2011

• Venue

  Molecular Ecology

• Publication date

  2011-10-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2011.05245.xPMID 21906195
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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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