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Taylor, J.S., Sanny, J.S. & Breden, F. Microsatellite Allele Size Homoplasy in the Guppy (Poecilia reticulata). J Mol Evol 48, 245–247 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03356596
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03356596