Molecular evidence for recent divergence of Lake Tanganyika endemic crabs (Decapoda: Platythelphusidae).
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a Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, 1090 GT Amsterdam, The Netherlands b Department of Zoology, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK c Department of Botany and Zoology, University of Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1, Matieland 7602, South Africa d Queensland Centre for Biodiversity, Queensland Museum, Brisbane, Qld. 4101, Australia e Department of Biology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Molecular phylogenetics and evolution
دوره 40 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2006