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Mammalia

A key to the skulls of the mammals of Cyprus

Nikolaos Kargopoulosa Department of Biological Science, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, Cape Town, South Africa;b Giraffe Conservation Foundation, Windhoek, NamibiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Haris Nicolaouc Department of Forests, Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment, Nicosia, CyprusView further author information
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George Mitsainasd Section of Animal Biology, Department of Biology, University of Patras, Patras, GreeceORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4976-8275View further author information
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Petros Lymberakise Natural History Museum of Crete, School of Sciences and Engineering, University of Crete, Irakleio, GreeceORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5067-9600View further author information
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Nikolaos Kiamose Natural History Museum of Crete, School of Sciences and Engineering, University of Crete, Irakleio, GreeceORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3161-7105View further author information
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Panagiotis Georgiakakise Natural History Museum of Crete, School of Sciences and Engineering, University of Crete, Irakleio, GreeceORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9416-9899View further author information
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Boris Kryštufekf Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Slovenian Museum of Natural History, Ljubljana, SloveniaView further author information
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Pages 324-347 | Received 25 Jun 2023, Accepted 27 Sep 2023, Published online: 05 Oct 2023

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