Environmental correlates of geographical variation in skull and mandible shape of the punaré rat Thrichomys apereoides (Rodentia: Echimyidae)

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 261, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 47-57

  Monteiro, Leandro R ^a   Duarte, Luiza C ^b   Dos Reis, Sérgio F ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO NORTE FLUMINENSE DARCY RIBEIRO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Environmental gradient; Geographic variation; Geometric morphometrics; Mandible; Skull; Thrichomys; Two block partial least squares

Indexed keywords

BODY SHAPE; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; GEOMETRY; RODENT; SKULL;

ECHIMYIDAE; RODENTIA; THRICHOMYS; THRICHOMYS APEREOIDES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0141457494     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836903003893     Document Type: Article

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