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The taxonomic status of badgers (Mammalia, Mustelidae) from Southwest Asia based on cranial morphometrics, with the redescription of Meles canescens

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Abramov, Alexei V., Puzachenko, Andrey Yu. (2013): The taxonomic status of badgers (Mammalia, Mustelidae) from Southwest Asia based on cranial morphometrics, with the redescription of Meles canescens. Zootaxa 3681 (1), DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3681.1.2

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