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Mitogenome Announcement

Next generation sequencing yields the mitochondrial genome of the critically endangered Sarothrura ayresi (white-winged flufftail)

Morne Du PlessisNational Zoological Gardens of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa;
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Desire L. DaltonNational Zoological Gardens of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa; ;Department of Zoology, University of Venda, Thohoyandou, South Africa; Correspondence[email protected]
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Hanneline A. Smit-RobinsonBirdlLife South Africa, Parklands, Gauteng, South Africa; ;Applied Behavioural Ecological & Ecosystem Research Unit (ABEERU), UNISA, Florida, South Africa;
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Antoinette KotzeNational Zoological Gardens of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa; ;Genetics Department, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
Pages 236-237 | Received 15 Mar 2017, Accepted 10 Apr 2017, Published online: 24 Apr 2017

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