Patterns of chromosomal variation in southern African rodents

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 317-331

  Taylor, P J ^a  

^a Durban Natural Science Museum   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Allozymes; Chromosomal speciation; Cricetomyinae; Gerbillinae; Muridae; Murinae; Otomyinae; Reproductive isolation; Rodentia; Southern Africa

Indexed keywords

ALLOPATRY; GENE FUSION; GENETIC CORRELATION; GENETIC DISTANCE; GENETIC SIMILARITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPIC VARIATION; LANDRACE; REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION; SOUTH AFRICA; SYMPATRY; TANDEM REPEAT; Y CHROMOSOME; ZYGOTE;

CHROMOSOME; REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION; RODENT; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY);

AFRICA;

EID: 0034426292     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/1545-1542(2000)081<0317:POCVIS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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