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Biogeographic anomaly or human introduction: a cryptogenic population of tree skink (Reptilia: Squamata) from the Cook Islands, Oceania

2010-06-01

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Archaeological and molecular data have revealed that the present day faunas of many island groups in Melanesia, Polynesia, and Micronesia are not representative of the biodiversity generated within this region on an evolutionary timescale. Erroneous inferences regarding the mechanisms of speciation and the significance of long distance dispersal in shaping the present diversity of these island systems have resulte...

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Literature Corpus work: 55d31978-a2ee-53fc-85da-85652e3546ee
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2010.01437.x

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