Phylogenetic status and genetic diversity of corsac fox (Vulpes corsac) in Golestan Province, Iran
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Jalil IMANI HARSINI*, Hamid-Reza REZAEI, Saeid NADERI, Hosein VARASTEH MORADI Department of Environment and Energy, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran Department of Fisheries and Environmental Science, Faculty of Environmental Science, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources, Gorgan, Iran Department of Environmental Science, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran
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