Congruence of hierarchical, localized variation in cranial shape and molecular phylogenetic structure in spiny rats, genus Trinomys (Rodentia: Echimyidae)

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 385-396

  Nicola, Patricia Avello ^a   Monteiro, Leandro Rabello ^b   Pessôa, Leila Maria ^c   Von Zuben, Fernando José ^a   Rohlf, F James ^d   Dos Reis, Sérgio Furtado ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

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

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^d STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Geometric morphometrics; Molecular evolution; Morphological evolution; Partial warps; Scale; Shape

Indexed keywords

CRANIUM; EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENY; RODENT;

ECHIMYIDAE; RODENTIA; TRINOMYS;

EID: 0344152364     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1095-8312.2003.00245.x     Document Type: Article

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