The Phylogenetic Affinities of Trachylepis Sulcata Nigra and the Intraspecific Evolution of Coastal Melanism in the Western Rock Skink

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  2010

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• Publication date

  2010-10-01

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  Biology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1080/15627020.2010.11657266
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