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Exploring the effects of character construction and choice, outgroups and analytical method on phylogenetic inference from discrete characters in extant crocodilians

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Sookias, Roland B (2020): Exploring the effects of character construction and choice, outgroups and analytical method on phylogenetic inference from discrete characters in extant crocodilians. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 189 (2): 670-699, DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlz015, URL: https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article/189/2/670/5492616

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