Mitochondrial DNA differentiation between two species of Aethomys (Rodentia: Muridae) from Southern Africa

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 545-553

  Russo, Isa Rita M ^a   Chimimba, Christian T ^a   Bloomer, Paulette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Aethomys; Cryptic species; Molecular identification; Phylogenetic analysis; Southern Africa; Systematics

Indexed keywords

GENETIC VARIATION; LIFE HISTORY; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; RODENT; TAXONOMY;

AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

AETHOMYS; AETHOMYS CHRYSOPHILUS; AETHOMYS INEPTUS; MURIDAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 33745156829     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/05-MAMM-A-222R3.1     Document Type: Article

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