Phylogeny, phylogeography, and geographic variation of Sylvisorex howelli (Soricidae), an endemic shrew of the Eastern Arc Mountains, Tanzania

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 266, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 341-354

  Stanley, William T ^a   Olson, Link E ^a,b  

^a FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA MUSEUM   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Eastern Arc Mountains; Shrews; Sylvisorex howelli; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; PHYLOGENY; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; POPULATION GENETICS; SMALL MAMMAL;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN ARC MOUNTAINS; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA; WORLD;

MAMMALIA; SORICIDAE; SYLVISOREX;

EID: 23944453435     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836905007016     Document Type: Article

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