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High genetic variability of lizards of the sand-dwelling lacertid genus Acanthodactylus

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  2. Laboratoire de Biologie et Génétique Evolutive, CNRS, 91190, Gif sur Yvette, France

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Blanc, F., Cariou, ML. High genetic variability of lizards of the sand-dwelling lacertid genus Acanthodactylus. Genetica 54, 141–147 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00055983

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