Phylogenetic Species Identification in Rattus Highlights Rapid Radiation and Morphological Similarity of New Guinean Species

• Judith H. Robins ,

  * E-mail: j.robins@auckland.ac.nz

  Affiliation School of Biological Sciences and Department of Anthropology, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

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• Vernon Tintinger,

  Affiliation Department of Anthropology, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

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• Ken P. Aplin,

  Affiliation Division of Mammals, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, United States of America

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• Melanie Hingston,

  Affiliation School of Biological Sciences, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

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• Elizabeth Matisoo-Smith,

  Affiliation Department of Anatomy, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

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• David Penny,

  Affiliation Institute of Fundamental Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand

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• Shane D. Lavery

  Affiliation School of Biological Sciences and Institute of Marine Science, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

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