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A New Species of the Eliurus majori Complex (Rodentia: Muroidea: Nesomyidae) from South-central Madagascar, with Remarks on Emergent Species Groupings in the Genus Eliurus

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Carleton, Michael D., Goodman, Steven M. (2007): A New Species of the Eliurus majori Complex (Rodentia: Muroidea: Nesomyidae) from South-central Madagascar, with Remarks on Emergent Species Groupings in the Genus Eliurus. American Museum Novitates 3547 (1): 1-24, DOI: 10.1206/0003-0082(2007)3547[1:ANSOTE]2.0.CO;2, URL: http://www.bioone.org/perlserv/?request=get-abstract&doi=10.1206%2F0003-0082(2007)3547%5B1%3AANSOTE%5D2.0.CO%3B2

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