Integrative taxonomy, systematics and distribution of the genus Eligmodontia (Rodentia, Cricetidae, Sigmodontinae) in the temperate Monte Desert of Argentina

Mammalian Biology

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 299-312

  Lanzone, Cecilia ^a   Ojeda, R A ^a   Gallardo, M H ^a  

^a LABORATORIO DE ENTOMOLOGÍA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Eligmodontia; karyotypes; morphometry; phylogeny; sigmodontines

Indexed keywords

CLADISTICS; ENDEMIC SPECIES; EVOLUTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; KARYOTYPE; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRY; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RODENT; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TAXONOMY; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT;

ANDES; ARGENTINA; MENDOZA; MONTE DESERT; SOUTH AMERICA;

CRICETIDAE; ELIGMODONTIA; ELIGMODONTIA HIRTIPES; ELIGMODONTIA MORENI; ELIGMODONTIA MORGANI; ELIGMODONTIA PUERULUS; ELIGMODONTIA TYPUS; MURIDAE; MUS; RODENTIA; SIGMODONTINAE;

EID: 34547650976     PISSN: 16165047     EISSN: 16181476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2006.09.001     Document Type: Article

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