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. 2015 Oct 27;112(43):E5766.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.1515048112. Epub 2015 Oct 21.

Do large molecular sequence divergences imply an early closure of the Isthmus of Panama?

Peter B Marko  1 , Ron I Eytan  2 , Nancy Knowlton  3
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Do large molecular sequence divergences imply an early closure of the Isthmus of Panama?

Peter B Marko et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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