Patterns of diversification in two African forest shrews: Sylvisorex johnstoni and Sylvisorex ollula (Soricidae, Insectivora) in relation to paleo-environmental changes

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 24-37

  Quérouil, Sophie ^a,c   Verheyen, Erik ^b   Dillen, Martine ^b   Colyn, Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b ROYAL BELGIAN INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Central Africa; Forest shrews; Macro evolution; Mitochondrial DNA sequences; Phylogeography; Refuges; Sylvisorex

Indexed keywords

INSECTIVORA; SORICIDAE; SYLVISOREX; SYLVISOREX JOHNSTONI; SYLVISOREX OLLULA;

EID: 0038384727     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1055-7903(03)00027-7     Document Type: Article

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