Species-level differentiation of two cryptic species pairs of wild cavies, genera Cavia and Galea, with a discussion of the relationship between social systems and phylogeny in the Caviinae

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 516-524

  Trillmich, Fritz ^a   Kraus, Cornelia ^a   Künkele, Joachim ^a   Asher, Matthias ^b   Clara, Mario ^c   Dekomien, Gabriele ^d,e   Epplen, Jörg T ^d,e   Saralegui, Alvaro ^f   Sachser, Norbert ^b  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

^d RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^e Museo Nacional de Historia Natural   (Uruguay)

^f NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; GENES; GENETIC ENGINEERING; RNA;

CROSSBREEDING; PHYLOGENY;

BIODIVERSITY;

MATING BEHAVIOR; PHYLOGENY; RODENT; SOCIAL STATUS;

CAVIA; CAVIA APEREA; CAVIA MAGNA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; CAVIIDAE; CAVIINAE; GALEA; GALEA MUSTELOIDES; HYDROCHAERIS; KERODON; MICROCAVIA; RODENTIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 3142592654     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z04-010     Document Type: Article

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