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Historical Biogeography of the Drosophila melanogaster Species Subgroup

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Part of the book series: Evolutionary Biology ((EBIO,volume 22))

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Whereas there has been increasing interest in the eight members of the melanogaster species subgroup of Drosophila, no comprehensive survey exists of the biogeography and ecology of these species in the Afrotropical region.

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