The geometry of the marmot (Rodentia: Sciuridae) mandible: Phylogeny and patterns of morphological evolution

Systematic Biology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 186-205

  Cardini, Andrea ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Geometric morphometrics; Mandible; Marmota; Morphological evolution; Phylogeny; Sciurid convergence

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CYNOMYS; MAMMALIA; MARMOTA; MARMOTA OLYMPUS; MARMOTA VANCOUVERENSIS; RODENTIA; SCIURIDAE; SPERMOPHILUS;

EID: 0037955992     PISSN: 10635157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10635150390192807     Document Type: Article

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