Distribution of talpa europea (mammalia, insectivora, talpidae) in europe: A biogeographic hypothesis based on morphometric data

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 277-284

  Loy, Anna ^a   Corti, Marco ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Geographic variation; Multivariate morphometrics; Talpa europaea

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001687716     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250009609356145     Document Type: Article

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