Introducing the Common Shrew

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2 - Introducing the Common Shrew

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 March 2019

Nikolay A. Shchipanov ,

Jan Zima and

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P. David Polly and

Jeremy B. Searle: Affiliation:
Cornell University, New York
P. David Polly: Affiliation:
Indiana University
Jan Zima: Affiliation:
Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague

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Information: Shrews, Chromosomes and Speciation , pp. 19 - 67

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