Morphometric analysis of seven species of pocket gophers (Geomys)

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 499-511

  Mauk, Charlene L ^a   Houck, Marilyn A ^a   Bradley, Robert D ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Geomys; Morphometrics; Multivariate analyses; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

BREVICEPS; GEOMYIDAE; GEOMYS; GEOMYS BREVICEPS; GEOMYS BURSARIUS; GEOMYS PERSONATUS; GEOMYS TEXENSIS;

EID: 0000048358     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1383296     Document Type: Article

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