Molecular identification of four cryptic species of Mastomys (Rodentia, Murinae)

Biochemical Systematics and Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 681-689

  Lecompte, Emilie ^a,b,c   Brouat, Carine ^d   Duplantier, Jean Marc ^e   Galan, Maxime ^d   Granjon, Laurent ^a,b,f   Loiseau, Anne ^d   Mouline, Karine ^f   Cosson, Jean Francois ^d  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b Serv de Syst Moléculaire   (France)

^c PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^d CEMAGREF   (France)

^e INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (Senegal)

^f Institut de recherche pour le developpement Mali   (Mali)

Author keywords

Cytochrome b; Mastomys; Molecular typing; mtDNA; Muridae; Rodentia; Sibling species; Species identification

Indexed keywords

IDENTIFICATION METHOD; RODENT;

ANIMALIA; MASTOMYS; MURIDAE; MURINAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 18144424074     PISSN: 03051978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bse.2004.12.015     Document Type: Article

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