A phylogeny of some taxa of masked shrews (Sorex cinereus) based on mitochondrial-DNA, D-loop sequences

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 361-376

  Stewart, Donald T ^a,b   Baker, Allan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Historical biogeography; Mitochondrial DNA; Molecular phylogeny; Sorex cinereus; Sorex haydeni; Soricidae

Indexed keywords

DNA; MAMMAL; PHYLOGENY; TAXONOMY;

MAMMALIA; RODENTIA; SOREX CINEREUS; SOREX HAYDENI; SORICIDAE;

EID: 0031544315     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1382890     Document Type: Review

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