Discrimination between Peromyscus leucopus noveboracensis and Peromyscus maniculatus nubiterrae in the field

Acta Theriologica

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 151-160

  Bruseo, Joseph A ^a   Vessey, Stephen H ^a   Graham, John S ^a  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Discriminant function; Electrophoresis; Field identification; Peromyscus leucopus; Peromyscus maniculatus

Indexed keywords

CRICETINAE; PEROMYSCUS LEUCOPUS; PEROMYSCUS MANICULATUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032790802     PISSN: 00017051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4098/AT.arch.99-13     Document Type: Article

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