Effects of environment on phenotypic variation and sexual dimorphism in Dipodomys simulans (Rodentia: Heteromyidae)

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 798-810

  Sullivan, Robert Miles ^a   Best, Troy L ^b  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Baja California; California; Dipodomys; Geographic variation; Kangaroo rat; Mexico; Morphology; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CONIFEROPHYTA; DIPODOMYS; DIPODOMYS SIMULANS; HETEROMYIDAE; MACROPUS SP.; MAMMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0000925578     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1382937     Document Type: Article

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