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University of Botswana Faculty of Science: Gaborone, Gaborone, BW

2015-05-16 to present | Associate Professor (Biological Sciences)
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Sununguko Mpoloka

Education and qualifications (3)

University of Cape Town Faculty of Science: Rondebosch, Western Cape, ZA

1996-02-15 to 2001-02-01 | PhD (Molecular and Cell Biology)
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Sununguko Mpoloka

University of East Anglia: Norwich, Norfolk, GB

1993-09 to 1995-11 | MSc In Biological Sciences (Plant Molecular Biology) (Biological Sciences)
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Sununguko Mpoloka

University of Botswana Faculty of Science: Gaborone, Gaborone, BW

1988-01 to 1992-05 | BSc (Biology and Environmental Sciences (Biological Sciences/Env Sciences)
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Funding (1)

Collaborative African Genomics Network (CAFGEN)

2014-01-01 to 2016-12-31 | Grant
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (Bethesda, US)
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Works (44)

Molecular Testing of Zoonotic Bacteria in Cattle, Sheep, and Goat Abortion Cases in Botswana

Microorganisms
2024-12 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Boitumelo; Sununguko Mpoloka; Tirumala Bharani K Settypalli; Joseph Hyera; Tebogo Kgotlele; Kago Kumile; Mosarwa E. Sechele; Obuile O. Raboloko; Chandapiwa Marobela-Raborokgwe; Gerrit J. Viljoen et al.
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

Doravirine-associated resistance mutations in antiretroviral therapy naive and experienced adults with HIV-1 subtype C infection in Botswana

Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance
2022 | Journal article
Contributors: Bareng, Ontlametse T.; Seselamarumo, Sekgabo; Seatla, Kaelo K.; Choga, Wonderful T.; Bakae, Blessing; Maruapula, Dorcas; Kelentse, Nametso; Moraka, Natasha O.; Mokaleng, Baitshepi; Mokgethi, Patrick T. et al.
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Genetic and Lifestyle Associations with Cardiometabolic Traits and Diabetes Risk Factors in Ethnically Diverse Africans

Diabetes
2022 | Journal article
Contributors: Hui, Daniel; Harris, Daniel; Mcquillan, Michael; Hansen, Matthew; Ranciaro, Alessia; Beggs, William; Mpoloka, Sununguko W.; Woldemeskel, Dawit; Njamnshi, Alfred K. K.; Nyambo, Thomas B. et al.
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Low-frequency HIV-1 drug resistance mutations in antiretroviral naive individuals in Botswana

Medicine
2022 | Journal article
Contributors: Maruapula, Dorcas; Seatla, Kaelo K.; Morerinyane, Olorato; Molebatsi, Kesaobaka; Giandhari, Jennifer; de Oliveira, Tulio; Musonda, Rosemary M.; Leteane, Melvin; Mpoloka, Sununguko W.; Rowley, Christopher F. et al.
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A Five-Year Retrospective Study of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Outbreaks in Southern Africa, 2014 to 2018

Veterinary Medicine International
2021 | Journal article
Contributors: Fana, Elliot Mpolokang; Mpoloka, Sununguko Wata; Leteane, Melvin; Seoke, LaToya; Masoba, Kelebogile; Mokopasetso, Mokganedi; Rapharing, Aobakwe; Kabelo, Tshephang; Made, Patricia; Hyera, Joseph
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Author Correction: High-depth African genomes inform human migration and health (Nature, (2020), 586, 7831, (741-748), 10.1038/s41586-020-2859-7)

Nature
2021 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85104300764

Part of ISSN: 14764687 00280836
Contributors: Choudhury, A.; Aron, S.; Botigué, L.R.; Sengupta, D.; Botha, G.; Bensellak, T.; Wells, G.; Kumuthini, J.; Shriner, D.; Fakim, Y.J. et al.
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Exome Sequencing Reveals a Putative Role for HLA-C*03:02 in Control of HIV-1 in African Pediatric Populations

Frontiers in Genetics
2021 | Journal article
Contributors: Kyobe, Samuel; Mwesigwa, Savannah; Kisitu, Grace P.; Farirai, John; Katagirya, Eric; Mirembe, Angella N.; Ketumile, Lesego; Wayengera, Misaki; Katabazi, Fred Ashaba; Kigozi, Edgar et al.
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Impact of Subsistence and Genetics on Lipid Profiles in Ethnically Diverse Africans

Diabetes
2021 | Journal article
Contributors: Ma, Rong; Hansen, Matthew; Ranciaro, Alessia; Thompson, Simon R.; Beggs, William; Mpoloka, Sununguko W.; Mokone, Gaonyadiwe G.; Nyambo, Thomas B.; Michailidis, George; Li, Hongzhe et al.
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Redondovirus Diversity and Evolution on Global, Individual, and Molecular Scales

Journal of Virology
2021 | Journal article
Contributors: Taylor, Louis J.; Dothard, Marisol, I; Rubel, Meagan A.; Allen, Audrey A.; Hwang, Young; Roche, Aoife M.; Graham-Wooten, Jevon; Fitzgerald, Ayannah S.; Khatib, Layla A.; Ranciaro, Alessia et al.
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Unmapped exome reads implicate a role for Anelloviridae in childhood HIV-1 long-term non-progression

npj Genomic Medicine
2021 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85102963093

Part of ISSN: 20567944
Contributors: Mwesigwa, S.; Williams, L.; Retshabile, G.; Katagirya, E.; Mboowa, G.; Mlotshwa, B.; Kyobe, S.; Kateete, D.P.; Wampande, E.M.; Wayengera, M. et al.
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Erratum: Loci associated with skin pigmentation identified in African populations (Science (2020)367: 6475 (eaba7178)Doi:10.1126/science.aan8433)

Science
2020 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85084939679

Part of ISSN: 10959203 00368075
Contributors: Crawford, N.G.; Kelly, D.E.; Hansen, M.E.B.; Beltrame, M.H.; Fan, S.; Bowman, S.L.; Jewett, E.; Ranciaro, A.; Thompson, S.; Lo, Y. et al.
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Genetics and geography of leukocyte telomere length in sub-Saharan Africans

Human Molecular Genetics
2020 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85095861060

Part of ISSN: 14602083 09646906
Contributors: Hunt, S.C.; Hansen, M.E.B.; Verhulst, S.; McQuillan, M.A.; Beggs, W.; Lai, T.-P.; Mokone, G.G.; Mpoloka, S.W.; Meskel, D.W.; Belay, G. et al.
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High-depth African genomes inform human migration and health

Nature
2020 | Journal article
Contributors: Choudhury, Ananyo; Aron, Shaun; Botigue, Laura R.; Sengupta, Dhriti; Botha, Gerrit; Bensellak, Taoufik; Wells, Gordon; Kumuthini, Judit; Shriner, Daniel; Fakim, Yasmina J. et al.
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Loci associated with skin pigmentation identified in African populations (vol 367, eaba7178, 2020)

Science
2020 | Journal article
Contributors: Crawford, Nicholas G.; Kelly, Derek E.; Hansen, Matthew E. B.; Beltrame, Marcia H.; Fan, Shaohua; Bowman, Shanna L.; Jewett, Ethan; Ranciaro, Alessia; Thompson, Simon; Lo, Yancy et al.
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ACCURACY OF HLA ASSIGNMENTS FROM WHOLE GENOME SEQUENCING IN EUROPEANS AND AFRICANS

HLA
2019 | Journal article
Contributors: Mbunwe, Eric; Roe, Dave; Fan, Shaohua; Ferriola, Deborah; Duke, Jamie; Mosbruger, Timothy; Ranciaro, Alessia; Thompson, Simon; Beggs, William; Mpoloka, Sununguko Wata et al.
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Genetic signatures of gene flow and malariadriven natural selection in Sub-Saharan populations of the “endemic burkitt lymphoma belt”

PLoS Genetics
2019 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85063630027

Part of ISSN: 15537404 15537390
Contributors: Gouveia, M.H.; Bergen, A.W.; Borda, V.; Nunes, K.; Leal, T.P.; Ogwang, M.D.; Yeboah, E.D.; Mensah, J.E.; Kinyera, T.; Otim, I. et al.
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HLA TYPES IN ETHNICALLY DIVERSE SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN POPULATIONS

Human Immunology
2019 | Journal article
Contributors: Mbunwe, Eric; Duke, Jamie L.; Ferriola, Deborah; Mosbruger, Timothy; Damianos, Georgios; Dinou, Amalia; Kotsopoulou, Loanna; Ranciaro, Alessia; Thompson, Simon; Beggs, William et al.
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Population structure of human gut bacteria in a diverse cohort from rural Tanzania and Botswana

Genome Biology
2019 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85060244394

Part of ISSN: 1474760X 14747596
Contributors: Hansen, M.E.B.; Rubel, M.A.; Bailey, A.G.; Ranciaro, A.; Thompson, S.R.; Campbell, M.C.; Beggs, W.; Dave, J.R.; Mokone, G.G.; Mpoloka, S.W. et al.
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The African Genomic Medicine Training Initiative (AGMT): Showcasing a Community and Framework Driven Genomic Medicine Training for Nurses in Africa

Frontiers in Genetics
2019 | Journal article
Contributors: Nembaware, Victoria; Mulder, Nicola; Abidi, Omar; Akanle, M. B.; Ali, Stuart Alvaro; Aliga, Cliff Asher; Chauke, Paballo; Cotzee, Minnet; Dandara, Collet; Fadlelmola, Faisal M. et al.
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Genetic structure and sex-biased gene flow in the history of southern African populations

American Journal of Physical Anthropology
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85052940730

Part of ISSN: 10968644 00029483
Contributors: Bajić, V.; Barbieri, C.; Hübner, A.; Güldemann, T.; Naumann, C.; Gerlach, L.; Berthold, F.; Nakagawa, H.; Mpoloka, S.W.; Roewer, L. et al.
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The genetic basis of lactase persistence in ethnically diverse african populations

European Journal of Human Genetics
2018 | Journal article
Contributors: Ranciaro, A.; Eyermann, E.; Thompson, S.; Woldemeskel, D.; Fagbemi, S.; Beggs, W.; Belay, G.; Nyambo, T.; Mpoloka, S. W.; Tishkoff, S.
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Whole-Exome Sequencing Reveals Uncaptured Variation and Distinct Ancestry in the Southern African Population of Botswana

American Journal of Human Genetics
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85046157124

Part of ISSN: 15376605 00029297
Contributors: Retshabile, G.; Mlotshwa, B.C.; Williams, L.; Mwesigwa, S.; Mboowa, G.; Huang, Z.; Rustagi, N.; Swaminathan, S.; Katagirya, E.; Kyobe, S. et al.
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The Collaborative African Genomics Network (CAfGEN): Applying Genomic technologies to probe host factors important to the progression of HIV and HIV-tuberculosis infection in sub-Saharan Africa [version 2; referees: 2 approved]

2018-06-21 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2515-9321
Contributors: Gerald Mboowa; Savannah Mwesigwa; Eric Katagirya; Gaone Retshabile; Busisiwe C. Mlotshwa; Lesedi Williams; Adeodata Kekitiinwa; David Kateete; Eddie Wampande; Misaki Wayengera et al.
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African Academy of Sciences (AAS) - Open Research

The Collaborative African Genomics Network (CAfGEN): Applying Genomic technologies to probe host factors important to the progression of HIV and HIV-tuberculosis infection in sub-Saharan Africa [version 1; referees: awaiting peer review]

2018-04-18 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2515-9321
Contributors: Gerald Mboowa; Savannah Mwesigwa; Eric Katagirya; Gaone Retshabile; Busisiwe C. Mlotshwa; Lesedi Williams; Adeodata Kekitiinwa; David Kateete; Eddie Wampande; Misaki Wayengera et al.
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Genetic variation and population structure of Botswana populations as identified with AmpFLSTR Identifiler short tandem repeat (STR) loci

Scientific Reports
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85026424005

Part of ISSN: 20452322
Contributors: Tau, T.; Wally, A.; Fanie, T.P.; Ngono, G.L.; Mpoloka, S.W.; Davison, S.; D'Amato, M.E.
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Loci associated with skin pigmentation identified in African populations

Science
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85031791606

Part of ISSN: 10959203 00368075
Contributors: Crawford, N.G.; Kelly, D.E.; Hansen, M.E.B.; Beltrame, M.H.; Fan, S.; Bowman, S.L.; Jewett, E.; Ranciaro, A.; Thompson, S.; Lo, Y. et al.
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The collaborative African genomics network training program: A trainee perspective on training the next generation of African scientists

Genetics in Medicine
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85024096948

Part of ISSN: 15300366 10983600
Contributors: Mlotshwa, B.C.; Mwesigwa, S.; Mboowa, G.; Williams, L.; Retshabile, G.; Kekitiinwa, A.; Wayengera, M.; Kyobe, S.; Brown, C.W.; Hanchard, N.A. et al.
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Presence of HIV-1C broadly neutralizing antibodies in pregnancy and at delivery

Journal of the International AIDS Society
2016 | Journal article
Contributors: Mduluza, T.; Dzoro, S.; Bedi, K.; Mpoloka, W. S.
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Refining the Y chromosome phylogeny with southern African sequences

Human Genetics
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84962147280

Part of ISSN: 14321203 03406717
Contributors: Barbieri, C.; Hübner, A.; Macholdt, E.; Ni, S.; Lippold, S.; Schröder, R.; Mpoloka, S.W.; Purps, J.; Roewer, L.; Stoneking, M. et al.
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Assessment of diversity in Harpagophytum with RAPD and ISSR markers provides evidence of introgression

Hereditas
2014 | Journal article
Contributors: Muzila, Mbaki; Werlemark, Gun; Ortiz, Rodomiro; Sehic, Jasna; Fatih, Moneim; Setshogo, Moffat; Mpoloka, Wata; Nybom, Hilde
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Research capacity. Enabling the genomic revolution in Africa

Science
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84902668426

Part of ISSN: 10959203 00368075
Contributors: Rotimi, C.; Abayomi, A.; Abimiku, A.; Adabayeri, V.M.; Adebamowo, C.; Adebiyi, E.; Ademola, A.D.; Adeyemo, A.; Adu, D.; Affolabi, D. et al.
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Tracing pastoralist migrations to southern Africa with lactase persistence alleles

Current Biology
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84898798010

Part of ISSN: 09609822
Contributors: Macholdt, E.; Lede, V.; Barbieri, C.; Mpoloka, S.W.; Chen, H.; Slatkin, M.; Pakendorf, B.; Stoneking, M.
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Unraveling the complex maternal history of Southern African Khoisan populations

American Journal of Physical Anthropology
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84893971805

Part of ISSN: 00029483 10968644
Contributors: Barbieri, C.; Güldemann, T.; Naumann, C.; Gerlach, L.; Berthold, F.; Nakagawa, H.; Mpoloka, S.W.; Stoneking, M.; Pakendorf, B.
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Ancient substructure in early mtDNA lineages of Southern Africa

American Journal of Human Genetics
2013 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84873734497

Part of ISSN: 00029297 15376605
Contributors: Barbieri, C.; Vicente, M.; Rocha, J.; Mpoloka, S.W.; Stoneking, M.; Pakendorf, B.
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Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility of salmonella isolated from a variety of raw meat sausages in Gaborone (Botswana) retail stores

Journal of Food Protection
2012 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84859338428

Part of ISSN: 0362028X
Contributors: Samaxa, R.G.; Matsheka, M.I.; Mpoloka, S.W.; Gashe, B.A.
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The genetic prehistory of southern Africa

Nature Communications
2012 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84869485944

Part of ISSN: 20411723
Contributors: Pickrell, J.K.; Patterson, N.; Barbieri, C.; Berthold, F.; Gerlach, L.; Güldemann, T.; Kure, B.; Mpoloka, S.W.; Nakagawa, H.; Naumann, C. et al.
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Y-chromosomal variation in sub-Saharan Africa: Insights into the history of Niger-Congo groups

Molecular Biology and Evolution
2011 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-79952171953

Part of ISSN: 07374038 15371719
Contributors: De Filippo, C.; Barbieri, C.; Whitten, M.; Mpoloka, S.W.; Gunnarsdóttir, E.D.; Bostoen, K.; Nyambe, T.; Beyer, K.; Schreiber, H.; De Knijff, P. et al.
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Residual effects of prolonged UV-B exposure on photosynthetic gene expression

Scientific Research and Essays
2010 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-77957976347

Part of ISSN: 19922248
Contributors: Mpoloka, S.W.
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Residual effects of prolonged UV-B exposure on photosynthetic gene expression

Scientific Research and Essays
2010 | Journal article
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Determination of allele frequencies in nine short tandem repeat loci of five human sub-populations in Botswana

African Journal of Biotechnology
2008 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-43449138225

Part of ISSN: 16845315
Contributors: Mpoloka, S.W.; Kgotlele, T.; Wally, A.
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Determination of allele frequencies in nine short tandem repeat loci of five human sub-populations in Botswana

African Journal of Biotechnology
2008 | Journal article
Contributors: Mpoloka, S. W.; Kgotlele, T.; Wally, A.
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Effects of prolonged UV-B exposure in plants

African Journal of Biotechnology
2008 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-58649102457

Part of ISSN: 16845315
Contributors: Mpoloka, S.W.
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Effects of prolonged UV-B exposure in plants

African Journal of Biotechnology
2008 | Journal article
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GENETIC-VARIATION AND LOCALIZED GENE FLOW IN THE FAIRY SHRIMP, BRANCHIPODOPSIS-WOLFI, IN TEMPORARY RAINWATER POOLS IN SOUTHEASTERN BOTSWANA

Genetics and Evolution of Aquatic Organisms
1994 | Journal article
Contributors: RIDDOCH, BJ; MPOLOKA, SW; CANTRELL, M
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