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Comparative phylogeography of two sibling species of forest-dwelling rodent (Praomys rostratus and P. tullbergi) in West Africa: different reactions to past forest fragmentation.
Molecular ecology - 1 Dec 2008
Nicolas V, Bryja J, Akpatou B, Konecny A, Lecompte E, Colyn M, Lalis A, Couloux A, Denys C, Granjon L
Abstract excerpt
Two sibling species of the rodent genus Praomys occur in West African forests: P. tullbergi and P. rostratus. By sampling across their geographical ranges (459 individuals from 77 localities), we test the hypothesis that climatic oscillations during the Quaternary made an impact on the observed p...
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