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Mito Communication

Complete mitochondrial genomes and phylogeny of two rare whale species: True’s (Mesoplodon mirus: True 1913) and Sowerby’s (Mesoplodon bidens: Sowerby 1804) beaked whales

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Pages 275-276 | Received 19 Sep 2018, Accepted 20 Oct 2018, Published online: 11 Jan 2019

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