Molecular systematics of pocket gophers of the genus Geomys

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 668-676

  Sudman, Philip D ^a   Wickliffe, Jeffrey K ^b   Horner, Peggy ^c,f   Smolen, Michael J ^d   Bickham, John W ^e   Bradley, Robert D ^b  

^a TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT   (United States)

^d WORLD WILDLIFE FUND   (United States)

^e TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytochrome b; Geomys; Phylogenetics; Pocket gophers

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; CYTOCHROME; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PARSIMONY ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENETICS; RODENT; TAXONOMY; TOPOLOGY;

BREVICEPS; GEOMYIDAE; GEOMYS;

EID: 33748459895     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/05-MAMM-A-349R2.1     Document Type: Article

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