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Uncovering species boundaries in the Neotropical ant complex Ectatomma ruidum (Ectatomminae) under the presence of nuclear mitochondrial paralogues

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Aguilar-Velasco, Reina Gabriela, Poteaux, Chantal, Meza-Lazaro, Rubi, Lachaud, Jean-Paul, Dubovikoff, Dmitry, Zaldivar-Riveron, Alejandro (2016): Uncovering species boundaries in the Neotropical ant complex Ectatomma ruidum (Ectatomminae) under the presence of nuclear mitochondrial paralogues. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 178 (2): 226-240, DOI: 10.1111/zoj.12407, URL: https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article-lookup/doi/10.1111/zoj.12407

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