Mensural discrimination between sympatric Peromyscus leucopus and P. maniculatus in Southern Illinois

Acta Theriologica

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-13

  Sternburg, Janet E ^a,b   Feldhamer, George A ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (United States)

Author keywords

discriminant function; electrophoresis; morphometrics; Peromyscus leucopus; Peromyscus maniculatus

Indexed keywords

CRICETINAE; PEROMYSCUS LEUCOPUS; PEROMYSCUS MANICULATUS;

EID: 0030966802     PISSN: 00017051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4098/AT.arch.97-1     Document Type: Article

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