A brief history of the new world flying squirrels: Phylogeny, biogeography, and conservation genetics

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 840-849

  Arbogast, Brian S ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Boreal forest; Comparative phylogeography; Flying squirrel; Glaucomys sabrinus; Glaucomys volans; Phylogeography; Pleistocene; Pteromyini

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; BOREAL FOREST; CONSERVATION GENETICS; DIVERGENCE; EVOLUTION; GENETIC VARIATION; MIOCENE; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; PLEISTOCENE; QUATERNARY; RODENT; TAXONOMY;

EURASIA; NORTH AMERICA;

GLAUCOMYS; GLAUCOMYS SABRINUS; GLAUCOMYS VOLANS; PTEROMYINI; SCIURIDAE;

EID: 36649023103     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/06-MAMM-S-322R1.1     Document Type: Review

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