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Species stabilization for mouse lemurs

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A systematic assessment of species diversity in Madagascar’s mouse lemurs provides multifaceted guidelines for species recognition in the era of an explosion of genetic data, while still recognizing the relevance of species diversity for conservation.

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Fig. 1: Ankarafantsika National Park in northwestern Madagascar is home to two sympatric mouse lemur species.

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