Geography of dental polymorphism in the red fox Vulpes vulpes and its evolutionary implications

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 61-84

  Szuma, Elwira ^a  

^a MAMMAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Geographical variation; Holarctic; Morphotype frequency

Indexed keywords

CANID; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; MORPHOTYPE; NEARCTIC REGION; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; PALEARCTIC REGION; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; POLYMORPHISM; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; REGIONAL PATTERN; TOOTH;

CANIDAE; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 33846145675     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2007.00712.x     Document Type: Article

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