Climatic and topographic changes since the Miocene influenced the diversification and biogeography of the tent tortoise (Psammobates tentorius) species complex in Southern Africa.
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- 10.1186/s12862-020-01717-1
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- 2020 Nov 13
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@article{allodium:10.1186/s12862-020-01717-1,
title = {Climatic and topographic changes since the Miocene influenced the diversification and biogeography of the tent tortoise (Psammobates tentorius) species complex in Southern Africa.},
author = {Zhao Z and Heideman N and Bester P and Jordaan A and Hofmeyr MD},
year = {2020},
journal = {BMC evolutionary biology},
doi = {10.1186/s12862-020-01717-1},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-020-01717-1}
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TY - JOUR TI - Climatic and topographic changes since the Miocene influenced the diversification and biogeography of the tent tortoise (Psammobates tentorius) species complex in Southern Africa. AU - Zhao Z AU - Heideman N AU - Bester P AU - Jordaan A AU - Hofmeyr MD PY - 2020 JO - BMC evolutionary biology DO - 10.1186/s12862-020-01717-1 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-020-01717-1 ER -
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Z, Z., N, H., P, B., A, J., & MD, H. (2020). Climatic and topographic changes since the Miocene influenced the diversification and biogeography of the tent tortoise (Psammobates tentorius) species complex in Southern Africa.. BMC evolutionary biology. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-020-01717-1
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