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Using 3D geometric morphometrics to aid taxonomic and ecological understanding of a recent speciation event within a small Australian marsupial (Antechinus: Dasyuridae)

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Viacava, Pietro, Baker, Andrew M, Blomberg, Simone P, Phillips, Matthew J, Weisbecker, Vera (2022): Using 3D geometric morphometrics to aid taxonomic and ecological understanding of a recent speciation event within a small Australian marsupial (Antechinus: Dasyuridae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 196 (3): 963-978, DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab048, URL: https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article/196/3/963/6359125

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