Morphological and molecular discrimination of Mustela erminea (Ermines) and M. frenata (long-tailed weasels) in eastern Canada

Northeastern Naturalist

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 143-152

  St Pierre, Caroline ^a   Ouellet, Jean Pierre ^a   Dufresne, France ^a   Chaput Bardy, Audrey ^a   Hubert, François ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MUSTELA; MUSTELA ERMINEA; MUSTELA FRENATA; MUSTELINAE;

EID: 33746349868     PISSN: 10926194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1656/1092-6194(2006)13[143:MAMDOM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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