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Environmental correlates of adaptive diversification in postglacial freshwater fishes

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Tiddy, Isabelle C., Schneider, Kevin, Elmer, Kathryn R. (2024): Environmental correlates of adaptive diversification in postglacial freshwater fishes. Journal of Fish Biology 104 (3): 517-535, DOI: 10.1111/jfb.15621, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jfb.15621

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