Intraspecific variability and phylogenetic relationships of the Pleistocene shrew Sorex runtonensis (Soricidae)

Acta Theriologica

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 129-138

  Osipova, Vera A ^a   Rzebik Kowalska, Barbara ^b   Zaitsev, Mikhail V ^c  

^a ZOOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^b INSTITUTE OF SYSTEMATICS AND EVOLUTION OF ANIMALS   (Poland)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Pleistocene; Sorex runtonensis; Soricidae; Systematics

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; MORPHOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENETICS; PLEISTOCENE;

SOREX; SOREX CAECUTIENS; SOREX TUNDRENSIS; SORICIDAE; SORICINAE;

EID: 33646240582     PISSN: 00017051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03192664     Document Type: Article

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