Genetic relatedness of the Preble's meadow jumping mouse (Zapus hudsonius preblei) to nearby subspecies of Z. hudsonius as inferred from variation in cranial morphology, mitochondrial DNA and microsatellite DNA: Implications for taxonomy and conservation

Animal Conservation

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 329-346

  Ramey II, Rob Roy ^a   Liu, Hsiu Ping ^a,b   Epps, Clinton W ^c   Carpenter, Lance M ^a   Wehausen, John D ^d  

^a DENVER MUSEUM OF NATURE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Visit Scho Dept Integrat Biol   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRANIUM; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MORPHOLOGY; RELATEDNESS; RODENT; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TAXONOMY;

ZAPUS HUDSONIUS; ZAPUS HUDSONIUS PREBLEI;

EID: 33644592024     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1367943005002313     Document Type: Article

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