Multigenic and morphometric differentiation of ground squirrels (Spermophilus, Scuiridae, Rodentia) in Turkey, with a description of a new species

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 916-935

  Gündüz, Islam ^a   Jaarola, Maarit ^b,c   Tez, Coskun ^d   Yeniyurt, Can ^a   Polly, P David ^e   Searle, Jeremy B ^f  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c MAMMAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

^d ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^e INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cytochrome b; Geometric morphometrics; Phylogeography; Spermophilus; X chromosome sequences; Y chromosome sequences

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME B;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; SCIURIDAE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ANIMALS; CYTOCHROMES B; GEOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SCIURIDAE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TURKEY;

MAMMALIA; RODENTIA; SCIURIDAE; SPERMOPHILUS; SPERMOPHILUS CITELLUS; SPERMOPHILUS XANTHOPRYMNUS;

EID: 34248645413     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2007.02.021     Document Type: Article

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