Natural colonization or introduction? Phylogeographical relationships and morphological differentiation of house geckos (Hemidactylus) from Madagascar
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Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, Zoological Museum, University of Amsterdam, Mauritskade 61, 1092 AD Amsterdam, the Netherlands Botanisches Institut, Abteilung Systematik und Biodiversität, Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Meckenheimer Allee 170, 53115 Bonn, Germany Departamento de Bioloxía Animal, Facultade de Ciencias Biolóxicas, Universidade de Vigo, Buzón 137, Apdo. 874, 36200 Vigo, Spain Port Elizabeth Museum, Box 13147, Humewood 6013, South Africa Zoologische Staatssammlung, Münchhausenstr. 21, 81247 München, Germany Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
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