Systematics of Argentinean, Paraguayan, and Uruguayan swamp rats of the genus Scapteromys (Rodentia, Cricetidae, Sigmodontinae)

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 897-910

  D'Elía, Guillermo ^a,b   Pardiñas, Ulyses F J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Facultad de Ciencias   (Uruguay)

^c CENTRO NACIONAL PATAGÓNICO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Phylogeography; Scapteromys; South America; Species limits; Swamp rats

Indexed keywords

MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; RODENT; TAXONOMY;

SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

CRICETINAE; RODENTIA; SCAPTEROMYS; SCAPTEROMYS AQUATICUS; SCAPTEROMYS TUMIDUS; SIGMODONTINAE;

EID: 18644377519     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/BRB-201     Document Type: Article

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