Museum DNA reveals a new, potentially extinct species of rinkhals (Serpentes: Elapidae: Hemachatus)...
Museum DNA reveals a new, potentially extinct species of rinkhals (Serpentes: Elapidae: Hemachatus) from the Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe
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San Francisco: Public Library of Science
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English
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San Francisco: Public Library of Science
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Genetic information plays a pivotal role in species recognition and delimitation, but rare or extinct animals can be difficult to obtain genetic samples from. While natural history wet collections have proven invaluable in the description of novel species, the use of these historical samples in genetic studies has been greatly impeded by DNA degrad...
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Museum DNA reveals a new, potentially extinct species of rinkhals (Serpentes: Elapidae: Hemachatus) from the Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_2869566121
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_2869566121
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1932-6203
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1932-6203
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10.1371/journal.pone.0291432
