Skull shape in thegenus Apodemus: phylogenetic conservatism and/or adaptation to local conditions

Daniel Frynta; Pavlína Mikulová; Vladimír Vohralík

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Skull shape in thegenus Apodemus: phylogenetic conservatism and/or adaptation to local conditions

Daniel Frynta

Pavlína Mikulová Vladimír Vohralík

Acta Theriologica Vol. 51 No. 2 pp. 139-153 · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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Daniel Frynta, Pavlína Mikulová, Vladimír Vohralík (2006). Skull shape in thegenus Apodemus: phylogenetic conservatism and/or adaptation to local conditions. Acta Theriologica, 51(2), 139-153. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf03192665

Skull shape in thegenus Apodemus: phylogenetic conservatism and/or adaptation to local conditions

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