Phylogenetic relationships of oryzomine rodents (Muroidea: Sigmodontinae): Separate and combined analyses of morphological and molecular data

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Volumn , Issue 296, 2006, Pages 1-149

  Weksler, Marcelo ^a,b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA MUSEUM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MUROIDEA; ORYZOMYS; RODENTIA; SIGMODONTINAE;

EID: 33748436394     PISSN: 00030090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1206/0003-0090(2006)296[0001:PROORM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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