Cryptic species in the Mexican pocket gopher Cratogeomys merriami

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1095-1108

  Hafner, Mark S ^a   Light, Jessica E ^a   Hafner, David J ^b   Brant, Sara V ^a,d   Spradling, Theresa A ^c   Demastes, James W ^c  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY AND SCIENCE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromosomes; Cratogeomys; Mitochondrial DNA; Morphology; Nuclear DNA; Pocket gophers; Systematics

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; NOMENCLATURE; RODENT; TAXONOMY;

FEDERAL DISTRICT [MEXICO]; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; MORELOS; NORTH AMERICA; PUEBLA [MEXICO]; TLAXCALA; VERACRUZ;

CRATOGEOMYS; CRATOGEOMYS CASTANOPS; CRATOGEOMYS MERRIAMI; GEOMYIDAE; PAPPOGEOMYS;

EID: 30344431754     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/05-MAMM-A-064R1.1     Document Type: Article

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