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Phylogenetic Relationships of New World Porcupines (Rodentia, Erethizontidae): Implications for Taxonomy, Morphological Evolution, and Biogeography

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Voss, Robert S., Hubbard, Caldonia, Jansa, Sharon A. (2013): Phylogenetic Relationships of New World Porcupines (Rodentia, Erethizontidae): Implications for Taxonomy, Morphological Evolution, and Biogeography. American Museum Novitates 2013 (3769): 1-36, DOI: 10.1206/3769.2, URL: http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1206/3769.2

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