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Morphometric and genetic divergence in island and mainland populations of Anolis nebulosus (Squamata: Polychrotidae) from Jalisco (Mexico): an instance of insular gigantism

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Pages 204-214 | Received 10 Oct 2013, Accepted 23 Mar 2014, Published online: 13 May 2014

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