Climatic stability in the Brazilian Cerrado: implications for biogeographical connections of South American savannas, species richness and conservation in a biodiversity hotspot
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Department of Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA, Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade de Brası́lia, 70910-900 Brası́lia, DF, Brazil, Bean Life Science Museum, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA, Departamento de Botânica, Ecologia e Zoologia, Centro de Biociências, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Campus Universitário Lagoa Nova, 59072-970 Natal, RN, Brazil
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