Genic and morphometric variation in kangaroo rats, genus Dipodomys, from coastal California

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 785-800

  Best, Troy L ^a   Chesser, Ronald K ^b,d   Mccullough, David A ^b,e   Baumgardner, George D ^c,f  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^e SIENA COLLEGE   (United States)

^f TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

California; Dipodomys; genic variation; geographic variation; Heteromyidae; kangaroo rat; morphologic variation

Indexed keywords

DIPODOMYS;

EID: 0029963222     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1382684     Document Type: Article

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