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Review: The dark side of relict species biology: Cave animals as ancient lineages

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Review: The dark side of relict species biology: Cave animals as ancient lineages. / Aßmann, Thorsten; Casale, Achille; Drees, Claudia et al.
Relict species: Phylogeography and conservation biology. ed. / Jan Christian Habel; Thorsten Assmann. Heidelberg [u.a.]: Springer Verlag, 2010. p. 91-103.

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Aßmann, T, Casale, A, Drees, C, Habel, JC, Schuldt, A & Matern, A 2010, Review: The dark side of relict species biology: Cave animals as ancient lineages. in JC Habel & T Assmann (eds), Relict species: Phylogeography and conservation biology. Springer Verlag, Heidelberg [u.a.], pp. 91-103. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-92160-8_4

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Aßmann, T., Casale, A., Drees, C., Habel, J. C., Schuldt, A., & Matern, A. (2010). Review: The dark side of relict species biology: Cave animals as ancient lineages. In J. C. Habel, & T. Assmann (Eds.), Relict species: Phylogeography and conservation biology (pp. 91-103). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-92160-8_4

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Aßmann T, Casale A, Drees C, Habel JC, Schuldt A, Matern A. Review: The dark side of relict species biology: Cave animals as ancient lineages. In Habel JC, Assmann T, editors, Relict species: Phylogeography and conservation biology. Heidelberg [u.a.]: Springer Verlag. 2010. p. 91-103 doi: 10.1007/978-3-540-92160-8_4

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