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Ecomorphology of Carnivora challenges convergent evolution

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Meloro, Carlo, Clauss, Marcus, Raia, Pasquale (2015): Ecomorphology of Carnivora challenges convergent evolution. Organisms Diversity & Evolution (New York, N.Y.) 15 (4): 711-720, DOI: 10.1007/s13127-015-0227-5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13127-015-0227-5

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