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Research Article

Structure and variation of the Fringillidae (Aves: Passeriformes) mitochondrial DNA control region and their phylogenetic relationship

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Pages 867-871 | Received 23 Apr 2016, Accepted 05 Jun 2016, Published online: 23 Aug 2016

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