Patterns of morphological evolution in Marmota (Rodentia, Sciuridae): Geometric morphometrics of the cranium in the context of marmot phylogeny, ecology and conservation

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 385-407

  Cardini, Andrea ^a,b   O'Higgins, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Convergence; Genetic drift; Ventral cranium

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRY; PHYLOGENY; RODENT;

MAMMALIA; MARMOTA; MARMOTA CALIGATA; MARMOTA VANCOUVERENSIS; RODENTIA; SCIURIDAE;

EID: 3242773072     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2004.00367.x     Document Type: Article

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