Systematics of arvicanthis (rodentia, muridae) from the horn of africa: A geometric morphometrics evaluation

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 185-192

  Corti, Marco ^a   Fadda, Carlo ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Africa; Arvicanthis; Geometric morphometrics; Systematics

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040727642     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250009609356128     Document Type: Article

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