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Comparative mtDNA analyses of three sympatric macropodids from a conservation area on the Huon Peninsula, Papua New Guinea

Thomas J. McGreevy JrWildlife Genetics and Ecology Laboratory, Department of Natural Resources Science, Coastal Institute, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USA and Correspondence[email protected]
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Lisa DabekTree Kangaroo Conservation Program, Department of Conservation, Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle, WA, USA
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Thomas P. HusbandWildlife Genetics and Ecology Laboratory, Department of Natural Resources Science, Coastal Institute, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USA and
Pages 2673-2678 | Received 20 Sep 2014, Accepted 15 Feb 2015, Published online: 26 May 2015

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