Characteristics of a hybrid zone between two species of short-tailed shrews (Blarina)

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 135-141

  Benedict, Russell A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA   (United States)

Author keywords

Blarina brevicauda; Blarina hylophaga; Hybrid zone; Parapatry; Shrew

Indexed keywords

BLARINA; BLARINA BREVICAUDA; BLARINA HYLOPHAGA; SORICIDAE;

EID: 0010221066     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1383214     Document Type: Article

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