Cranial variation and geographic patterns within the Dasymys rufulus complex (Rodentia: Muridae)

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 911-923

  Mullin, S K ^a   Pillay, N ^a   Taylor, P J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b Durban Natural Science Museum   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Africa; Dasymys rufulus; Muridae; Rodentia; Skull morphology

Indexed keywords

CRANIUM; MORPHOLOGY; RODENT; TAXONOMY;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

COLOMYS GOSLINGI; DASYMYS FOXI; DASYMYS LONGIPILOSUS; DASYMYS RUFULUS; MURIDAE; OTUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 23844437314     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/BPR-015     Document Type: Article

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