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Phylogenetic relationships among horseshoe bats within the Rhinolophus ferrumequinum group (Mammalia, Chiroptera)

  • 1. Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic & Department of Zoology, National Museum, Prague, Czech Republic

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Uvizl, Marek, Varadínová, Zuzana Kotyková, Benda, Petr (2024): Phylogenetic relationships among horseshoe bats within the Rhinolophus ferrumequinum group (Mammalia, Chiroptera). Zoologica Scripta 53 (3): 249-266, DOI: 10.1111/zsc.12650, URL: https://doi.org/10.1111/zsc.12650

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