The influence of riverine barriers on phylogeographic patterns of Malagasy reed frogs (Heterixalus).

@article{Gehring2012TheIO,
  title={The influence of riverine barriers on phylogeographic patterns of Malagasy reed frogs (Heterixalus).},
  author={PHILIP-SEBASTIAN Gehring and Maciej Pabijan and Jasmin Emile Randrianirina and Frank Glaw and Miguel Vences},
  journal={Molecular phylogenetics and evolution},
  year={2012},
  volume={64 3},
  pages={
          618-32
        }
}
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