Comparative phylogeography of African savannah ungulates

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Comparative phylogeography of African savannah ungulates. / Lorenzen, Eline; Heller, Rasmus; Siegismund, Hans Redlef.

In: Molecular Ecology, Vol. 21, No. 15, 2012, p. 3656-3670.

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Lorenzen, E, Heller, R & Siegismund, HR 2012, 'Comparative phylogeography of African savannah ungulates', Molecular Ecology, vol. 21, no. 15, pp. 3656-3670. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-294X.2012.05650.x

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Lorenzen, E., Heller, R., & Siegismund, H. R. (2012). Comparative phylogeography of African savannah ungulates. Molecular Ecology, 21(15), 3656-3670. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-294X.2012.05650.x

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Lorenzen E, Heller R, Siegismund HR. Comparative phylogeography of African savannah ungulates. Molecular Ecology. 2012;21(15):3656-3670. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-294X.2012.05650.x

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Lorenzen, Eline ; Heller, Rasmus ; Siegismund, Hans Redlef. / Comparative phylogeography of African savannah ungulates. In: Molecular Ecology. 2012 ; Vol. 21, No. 15. pp. 3656-3670.

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