Phylogenetic and biogeographic relationships of mouse opossums Thylamys (Didelphimorphia, Didelphidae) in southern South America

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 147-159

  Braun, Janet K ^a   Van Den Bussche, Ronald A ^b   Morton, Philip K ^b   Mares, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Cytochrome b; Phylogeny; South America; Thylamys

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; CLADISTICS; PHYLOGENETICS; RODENT;

SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

CINDERELLA; DIDELPHIDAE; DIDELPHIMORPHIA; MARMOSA; THYLAMYS; THYLAMYS ELEGANS; THYLAMYS PALLIDIOR; THYLAMYS VENUSTUS;

EID: 14044276959     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/1545-1542(2005)086<0147:PABROM>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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