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Incongruence between genetic and morphological diversity in Microcebus griseorufus of Beza Mahafaly.
BMC evolutionary biology - 16 Nov 2006
Heckman Kellie L, Rasoazanabary Emilienne, Machlin Erica, Godfrey Laurie R, Yoder Anne D
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BACKGROUND: The past decade has seen a remarkable increase in the number of recognized mouse lemur species (genus Microcebus). As recently as 1994, only two species of mouse lemur were recognized according to the rules of zoological nomenclature. That number has now climbed to as many as fifteen proposed species. Indeed, increases in recognized species diversity have also characterized other nocturnal...
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