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Disentangling population genetic and climatic effects on skull size and shape of brown hares, Lepus europaeus (Lagomorpha: Leporidae), from Türkiye
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Demirbaş, Yasin, Koca, Ayça Özkan, Stefanović, Milomir, Smith, Steve, Suchentrunk, Franz (2023): Disentangling population genetic and climatic effects on skull size and shape of brown hares, Lepus europaeus (Lagomorpha: Leporidae), from Türkiye. Zoologischer Anzeiger 307: 18-27, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcz.2023.08.003, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcz.2023.08.003
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