Karyological and morphometric variation in the genus Thrichomys (Rodentia: Echimyidae)

Mammalian Biology

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 258-269

  Pessõa, Leila Maria ^a   De Oliveira Corrêa, Margaret M ^a   De Oliveira, J A ^a   Garcia Lopes, Maria Olímpia ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b Pont Univ Catol de MG   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Karyotypes; Morphometrics; Taxonomy; Thrichomys apereoides; Thrichomys pachyurus

Indexed keywords

KARYOTYPE; MORPHOMETRY;

CAESALPINIA CILIATA; ECHIMYIDAE; LAGOA; RODENTIA; THRICHOMYS; THRICHOMYS APEREOIDES; THRICHOMYS PACHYURUS;

EID: 3543143121     PISSN: 16165047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1616-5047-00141     Document Type: Article

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