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DNA Mapping, Sequencing, and Analysis
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Next-generation sequencing and comparative analysis of Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax and Pyrrhocorax graculus (Passeriformes: Corvidae) mitochondrial genomes

Francisco MorinhaInstitute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Centre of Genomics and Biotechnology, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (IBB/CGB-UTAD), Vila Real, Portugal, ;Laboratory of Applied Ecology, Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environment and Biological Sciences (CITAB), University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal, Correspondence[email protected]
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Carla ClementeSTAB VIDA, Madan Parque, Rua dos Inventores, Caparica, Portugal,
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João A. CabralLaboratory of Applied Ecology, Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environment and Biological Sciences (CITAB), University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal,
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Magdalena M. LewickaSTAB VIDA, Madan Parque, Rua dos Inventores, Caparica, Portugal,
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Paulo TravassosLaboratory of Applied Ecology, Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environment and Biological Sciences (CITAB), University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal,
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Diogo CarvalhoLaboratory of Applied Ecology, Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environment and Biological Sciences (CITAB), University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal,
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José A. DávilaInstituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos, IREC (CSIC, UCLM, JCCM), Ciudad Real, Spain, and
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Mário SantosLaboratory of Applied Ecology, Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environment and Biological Sciences (CITAB), University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal,
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Guillermo BlancoMuseo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (CSIC), Madrid, Spain
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Estela BastosInstitute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Centre of Genomics and Biotechnology, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (IBB/CGB-UTAD), Vila Real, Portugal,
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Pages 2278-2281 | Received 14 Oct 2014, Accepted 01 Nov 2014, Published online: 28 Nov 2014

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