Systematics of Mustelid-like carnivores

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 426-443

  Dragoo, Jerry W ^a,b   Honeycutt, Rodney L ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Carnivora; Mephitidae; Mustelidae; Phylogeny; Skunks; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; MAMMAL; PHYLOGENETICS;

CANIDAE; CANIFORMIA; CARNIVORA; CONEPATUS; LUTRINAE; MAMMALIA; MEPHITIDAE; MEPHITIS; MUSTELIDAE; MYDAUS; ODOBENIDAE; OTARIIDAE; PHOCIDAE; PROCYONIDAE; SPILOGALE; SUS SCROFA; TAXIDEA TAXUS; TAXIDIINAE; URSIDAE;

EID: 0031543839     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1382896     Document Type: Article

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