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Phylogenetic analyses of the subfamily Scarabaeinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) provide new insights into the Mexican Transition Zone theory
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- 1. Centro Tlaxcala de Biología de la Conducta, Universidad Autónoma de Tlaxcala, km 1.5 Carretera Tlaxcala-Puebla S/N, La Loma Xicohtencatl, Tlaxcala de Xicohténcatl, 90070 Tlaxcala, Mexico.
- 2. Red de Biología Evolutiva, Instituto de Ecología, A. C., Carretera antigua a Coatepec 351, El Haya, Xalapa, 91073 Veracruz, Mexico.
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Moctezuma, Victor, Monteros, Alejandro Espinosa De Los, Halffter, Gonzalo (2024): Phylogenetic analyses of the subfamily Scarabaeinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) provide new insights into the Mexican Transition Zone theory. Zootaxa 5415 (4): 501-528, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5415.4.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5415.4.1
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