Patterns of geographic variation of Talpa romana Thomas (Insectivora, Talpidae). Preliminary results derived from a geometric morphometrics approach

Mammalia

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 77-89

  Loy, A ^a   Di Martino, S ^a   Capolongo, D ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSECTIVORA; ROMAN; TALPA ROMANA; TALPIDAE;

GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; MORPHOLOGY; ROMAN MOLE;

ITALY;

EID: 0029850444     PISSN: 00251461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/mamm.1996.60.1.77     Document Type: Article

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