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Correction: Elevational Distribution and Ecology of Small Mammals on Tanzania's Second Highest Mountain by Stanley, William T, Kihaule, Philip M

“…[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0162009.]…”
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The Complete Phylogeny of Pangolins: Scaling Up Resources for the Molecular Tracing of the Most Trafficked Mammals on Earth by Gaubert, Philippe, Antunes, Agostinho, Meng, Hao, Miao, Lin, Peigné, Stéphane, Justy, Fabienne, Njiokou, Flobert, Dufour, Sylvain, Danquah, Emmanuel, Alahakoon, Jayanthi, Verheyen, Erik, Stanley, William T, O’Brien, Stephen J, Johnson, Warren E, Luo, Shu-Jin

“…Abstract Pangolins, considered the most-trafficked mammals on Earth, are rapidly heading to extinction. Eight extant species of these African and Asian…”
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Elevational Distribution and Ecology of Small Mammals on Tanzania's Second Highest Mountain by Stanley, William T, Kihaule, Philip M

“…Mt. Meru is Tanzania's second highest mountain and the ninth highest in Africa. The distribution and abundance of small mammals on this massif are poorly…”
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Elevational distribution and ecology of small mammals on Africa's highest mountain by Stanley, William T, Rogers, Mary Anne, Kihaule, Philip M, Munissi, Maiko J

“…Mt Kilimanjaro is Africa's highest mountain, and an icon for a country famous for its mammalian fauna. The distribution and abundance of small mammals on the…”
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Expanded host diversity and geographic distribution of hantaviruses in sub-Saharan Africa by Kang, Hae Ji, Stanley, William T, Esselstyn, Jacob A, Gu, Se Hun, Yanagihara, Richard

“…The recent discovery of hantaviruses in shrews and bats in West Africa suggests that other genetically distinct hantaviruses exist in East Africa. Genetic and…”
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New Genus of African Monkey, Rungwecebus: Morphology, Ecology, and Molecular Phylogenetics by Davenport, Tim R.B, Stanley, William T, Sargis, Eric J, De Luca, Daniela W, Mpunga, Noah E, Machaga, Sophy J, Olson, Link E

“…A new species of African monkey, Lophocebus kipunji, was described in 2005 based on observations from two sites in Tanzania. We have since obtained a specimen…”
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The biogeography of introgression in the critically endangered African monkey Rungwecebus kipunji by Roberts, Trina E., Davenport, Tim R. B., Hildebrandt, Kyndall B. P., Jones, Trevor, Stanley, William T., Sargis, Eric J., Olson, Link E.

“…population in the Southern Highlands has experienced geographically localized mitochondrial DNA introgression from…”
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Phylogeny, phylogeography, and geographic variation of Sylvisorex howelli (Soricidae), an endemic shrew of the Eastern Arc Mountains, Tanzania by Stanley, William T., Olson, Link E.

“…The Eastern Arc Mountains of eastern Africa are notable for the high levels of endemism exhibited by various forest-dwelling organisms of this ancient montane…”
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Small terrestrial mammal distributions in Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia: a reassessment after 88 years by Craig, Evan W., Stanley, William T., Kerbis Peterhans, Julian C., Bryja, Josef, Meheretu, Yonas

“…Despite the presence of mostly endemic species, the most comprehensive data set on the distribution and ecology of small mammals inhabiting Simien Mountains…”
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Diverse sampling of East African haemosporidians reveals chiropteran origin of malaria parasites in primates and rodents by Lutz, Holly L., Patterson, Bruce D., Kerbis Peterhans, Julian C., Stanley, William T., Webala, Paul W., Gnoske, Thomas P., Hackett, Shannon J., Stanhope, Michael J.

“…[Display omitted] •Broad sampling of East African bats recovers diverse haemosporidian parasite lineages.•Combining diverse saurian and mammalian…”
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Phylogeography and evolutionary history of the Crocidura olivieri complex (Mammalia, Soricomorpha): from a forest origin to broad ecological expansion across Africa by Jacquet, François, Denys, Christiane, Verheyen, Erik, Bryja, Josef, Hutterer, Rainer, Kerbis Peterhans, Julian C, Stanley, William T, Goodman, Steven M, Couloux, Arnaud, Colyn, Marc, Nicolas, Violaine

“…This study aims to reconstruct the evolutionary history of African shrews referred to the Crocidura olivieri complex. We tested the respective role of forest…”
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Phylogeny, phylogeography and geographical variation in the Crocidura monax (Soricidae) species complex from the montane islands of Tanzania, with descriptions of three new species by Stanley, William T., Hutterer, Rainer, Giarla, Thomas C., Esselstyn, Jacob A.

“…We assess morphological and multilocus genetic variation among 11 isolated montane populations of white‐toothed shrews from Tanzania that have been referred to…”
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Reconstructing the molecular phylogeny of giant sengis (Macroscelidea; Macroscelididae; Rhynchocyon) by Carlen, Elizabeth J., Rathbun, Galen B., Olson, Link E., Sabuni, Christopher A., Stanley, William T., Dumbacher, John P.

“…[Display omitted] •We investigated the phylogenetic relationships of taxa within Rhynchocyon.•Our molecular phylogeny closely supports the current taxonomy.•We…”
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A new species of the rodent genus Hylomyscus from Angola, with a distributional summary of the H. anselli species group (Muridae: Murinae: Praomyini) by Carleton, Michael D, Banasiak, Rebecca A, Stanley, William T

“…A new species of Hylomyscus, H. heinrichorum, is described from mountains in western Angola. Based on morphological traits and cranial morphometry, the new…”
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biogeography of Miniopterus bats (Chiroptera: Miniopteridae) from the Comoro Archipelago inferred from mitochondrial DNA by WEYENETH, NICOLE, GOODMAN, STEVEN M, STANLEY, WILLIAM T, RUEDI, MANUEL

“…The endemic fauna of the Comoro Archipelago is composed of a mixture of taxa originating from Africa and Madagascar. Bats are the only native land dwelling…”
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A cryptic new species of Miniopterus from south-eastern Africa based on molecular and morphological characters by Monadjem, Ara, Goodman, Steven M, Stanley, William T, Appleton, Belinda

“…Resolving species limits within the genus Miniopterus has traditionally been complicated by the presence of cryptic species with overlapping morphological…”
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Species limits within the Praomys delectorum group (Rodentia: Muridae: Murinae) of East Africa: a morphometric reassessment and biogeographical implications by CARLETON, MICHAEL D., STANLEY, WILLIAM T.

“…We examined approximately 600 specimens that represent the Praomys delectorum species group (Muridae: Murinae: Praomyini), a rodent complex restricted to…”
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Ecological correlates of vulnerability to fragmentation among Afrotropical terrestrial small mammals in northeast Tanzania by Newmark, William D., Stanley, William T., Goodman, Steven M.

“…Understanding ecological traits of species associated with vulnerability to habitat fragmentation is important for the development of effective conservation…”
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Biogeography and diversity among montane populations of mouse shrew (Soricidae: Myosorex) in Tanzania by STANLEY, WILLIAM T, ESSELSTYN, JACOB A

“…We assess variation in morphological and molecular characters among three species of Myosorex (the mouse shrew) -Myosorex geata, Myosorex kihaulei, and…”
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Phylogeny of the Emballonurini (Emballonuridae) with descriptions of a new genus and species from Madagascar by Goodman, Steven M., Puechmaille, Sébastien J., Friedli-Weyeneth, Nicole, Gerlach, Justin, Ruedi, Manuel, Schoeman, M. Corrie, Stanley, William T., Teeling, Emma C.

“…Molecular phylogenetic studies suggest that the genus Emballonura, a member of the Old World tribe Emballonurini (Family Emballonuridae), is paraphyletic. This…”
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