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Taxonomy of the African giant pouched rats (Nesomyidae: Cricetomys): molecular and craniometric evidence support an unexpected high species diversity

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Olayemi, Ayodeji, Nicolas, Violaine, Hulselmans, Jan, Missoup, Alain D., Fichet-Calvet, Elisabeth, Amundala, Drazo, Dudu, Akaibe, Dierckx, Theo, Wendelen, Wim, Leirs, Herwig, Verheyen, Erik (2012): Taxonomy of the African giant pouched rats (Nesomyidae: Cricetomys): molecular and craniometric evidence support an unexpected high species diversity. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 165 (3): 700-719, DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2012.00823.x, URL: https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article-lookup/doi/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2012.00823.x

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