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Evolution, phylogeny, and biogeography

An appraisal of subspecific classification of Apis mellifera L. in parts of West and Central Africa through landmark-based geometric morphometric analysis of forewings

Usman H DukkuDepartment of Biological Sciences, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, NigeriaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Gayaunan DanailuDepartment of Biological Sciences, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, NigeriaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6900-8778View further author information
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Pages 722-729 | Received 06 Sep 2018, Accepted 15 Nov 2019, Published online: 05 Dec 2019

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