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Climatic niche defines geographical distribution of Mesobuthus eupeus mongolicus (Scorpiones: Buthidae) in Gobi desert

  • 1. State Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Pest Insects and Rodents, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
  • 2. Key Laboratory of the Zoological Systematics and Evolution, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
  • 3. Institute of Biology, Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Ulaanbaatar 210351, Mongolia
  • 4. College of Life Science and Technology, Inner Mongolia Normal University, Huhhot, Inner Mongolia 010022, China
  • 5. Plant Protection Research Institute, Mongolian State University of Agriculture, Ulaanbaatar 210153, Mongolia

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Shi, Cheng-Min, Liang, Hong-Bin, Altanchimeg, Dorjsuren, Nonnaizab, Chuluunjav, Chultem, Zhang, De- Xing (2015): Climatic niche defines geographical distribution of Mesobuthus eupeus mongolicus (Scorpiones: Buthidae) in Gobi desert. Zoological Systematics 40 (3): 339-348, DOI: 10.11865/zs.20150309, URL: https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/736cf0e2-9298-3bcf-ab78-dcb4d57d28d7/

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