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Phylogenetic relationships of cone snails endemic to Cabo Verde based on mitochondrial genomes.
BMC evolutionary biology - 25 Nov 2017
Abalde Samuel, Tenorio Manuel J, Afonso Carlos M L, Uribe Juan E, Echeverry Ana M, Zardoya Rafael
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BACKGROUND: Due to their great species and ecological diversity as well as their capacity to produce hundreds of different toxins, cone snails are of interest to evolutionary biologists, pharmacologists and amateur naturalists alike. Taxonomic identification of cone snails still relies mostly on the shape, color, and banding patterns of the shell. However, these phenotypic traits are prone to homoplasy....
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