Population genomics revealed cryptic species within host-specific zombie-ant fungi (Ophiocordyceps unilateralis)
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عنوان ژورنال: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1055-7903
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2019.106580