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Systematics, distribution and ecological analysis of rodents in Jordan

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Amr, Zuhair S., Abu, Mohammad A., Qumsiyeh, Mazin, Eid, Ehab (2018): Systematics, distribution and ecological analysis of rodents in Jordan. Zootaxa 4397 (1): 1-94, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4397.1.1

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