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The platypus: evolutionary history, biology, and an uncertain future

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Bino, Gilad, Kingsford, Richard T, Archer, Michael, Connolly, Joanne H, Day, Jenna, Dias, Kimberly, Goldney, David, Gongora, Jaime, Grant, Tom, Griffiths, Josh, Hawke, Tahneal, Klamt, Melissa, Lunney, Daniel, Mijangos, Luis, Munks, Sarah, Sherwin, William, Serena, Melody, Temple-Smith, Peter, Thomas, Jessica, Williams, Geoff, Whittington, Camilla (2019): The platypus: evolutionary history, biology, and an uncertain future. Journal of Mammalogy 100 (2): 308-327, DOI: 10.1093/jmammal/gyz058, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyz058

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