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Major histocompatibility complex Class II DRB exon-2 diversity of the Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) in China

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Wang, Xiaofang, Wei, Kun, Zhang, Zhihe, Xu, Xiao, Zhang, Wenping, Shen, Fujun, Zhang, Liang, Yue, Bisong (2009): Major histocompatibility complex Class II DRB exon-2 diversity of the Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) in China. Journal of Natural History 43 (3-4): 245-257, DOI: 10.1080/00222930802478669, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222930802478669

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