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Multi-locus phylogeny and species delimitations of the striped-back shrew group (Eulipotyphla: Soricidae): Implications for cryptic diversity, taxonomy and multiple speciation patterns.
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution - 1 Dec 2022
Chen Shunde, Tang Keyi, Wang Xuming, Li Fengjun, Fu Changkun, Liu Yang, Ul Hassan Faiz Abu, Jiang Xuelong, Liu Shaoying
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The striped-back shrew group demonstrates remarkable variation in skull and body size, tail length, and brightness of the dorsal stripe; and karyotypic and DNA variation has been reported in recent years. In this study, we investigated the phylogenetic structure of the group, as well as speciation patterns and demographic history in Mountains of Southwestern China and adjacent mountains, including the southern...
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