Morphological and mitochondrial DNA variation in a hybrid zone between short-tailed shrews (Blarina) in Nebraska

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 112-134

  Benedict, Russell A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA   (United States)

Author keywords

Blarina brevicauda; Blarina hylophaga; Hybrid zone; Mitochondrial DNA; Morphology; Parapatry

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BLARINA; BLARINA BREVICAUDA; BLARINA HYLOPHAGA; SORICIDAE;

EID: 0010221986     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1383213     Document Type: Article

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