Resolving the higher-order phylogenetic relationships of the circumtropical Mabuya group (Squamata: Scincidae): An out-of-Asia diversification.

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• Publication year

  2016

• Venue

  Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

• Publication date

  2016-09-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/j.ympev.2016.05.033PMID 27246101
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