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Keeping up with the neighbours: using a genetic measurement of dispersal and species distribution modelling to assess the impact of climate change on an Australian arid zone gecko (Gehyra variegata)
Article first published online: 11 MAR 2013
DOI: 10.1111/ddi.12071
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Duckett, P. E., Wilson, P. D., Stow, A. J. (2013), Keeping up with the neighbours: using a genetic measurement of dispersal and species distribution modelling to assess the impact of climate change on an Australian arid zone gecko (Gehyra variegata). Diversity and Distributions. doi: 10.1111/ddi.12071
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- Article first published online: 11 MAR 2013
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