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Rapid high-quality imaging of fishes using a flat-bed scanner

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We thank Yukio Iwatsuki, Katsutoshi Watanabe and two anonymous referees for their helpful comments. This work was supported through funding to the Canadian Barcode of Life Network from Genome Canada through the Ontario Genomics Institute.

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Steinke, D., Hanner, R. & Hebert, P.D.N. Rapid high-quality imaging of fishes using a flat-bed scanner. Ichthyol Res 56, 210–211 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10228-008-0068-8

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