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Evolution, phylogeny, and biogeography

Comparative description of mitochondrial genomes of the honey bee Apis (Hymenoptera: Apidae): four new genome sequences and Apis phylogeny using whole genomes and individual genes

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Pages 484-503 | Received 02 Nov 2016, Accepted 10 Oct 2017, Published online: 20 Sep 2018

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