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An interactive identification key for genets and oyans (Carnivora, Viverridae, Genettinae, Genetta spp. and Poiana spp.) using Xper²

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  • 1. Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Département Milieux et Peuplements Aquatiques, UR IRD 131 - UMS MNHN 403, 43 rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris, France. E-mail: gaubert@mnhn.fr; Tel: (33)1 40 79 31 68; Fax: (33)1 40 79 37 71 Université Pierre et Marie Curie, UMR 5143 Paléobiodiversité et Paléoenvironnements, Équipe Systématique, Recherche informatique et Structuration des cladogrammes, Laboratoire Informatique & Systématique (LIS), 43 rue Buffon, 75005 Paris, France. E-mail: ketrus@gmail.com; dubus@ccr.jussieu.fr Corresponding author

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Gaubert, Philippe, Chalubert, Antoine, Dubus, Guillaume (2008): An interactive identification key for genets and oyans (Carnivora, Viverridae, Genettinae, Genetta spp. and Poiana spp.) using Xper². Zootaxa 1717 (1): 39-50, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1717.1.4, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.1717.1.4

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