Evolutionary history of two allopatric Terricola species (Arvicolinae, Rodentia) from molecular, morphological, and palaeontological data

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 309-323

  Tougard, Christelle ^a   Brunet Lecomte, Patrick ^a   Fabre, Magali ^b   Montuire, Sophie ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Molecular phylogeny; Morphology; Quaternary; Speciation; Voles

Indexed keywords

ALLOPATRY; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMON ANCESTRY; DATA SET; FOSSIL; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MIGRATION; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; PALEONTOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; QUATERNARY; RNA; RODENT; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY);

ARVICOLINAE; CHIONOMYS NIVALIS; CLETHRIONOMYS GLAREOLUS; MICROTUS PYRENAICUS; MICROTUS SAVII; MURIDAE; RODENTIA; TERRICOLA;

EID: 38049178007     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2007.00926.x     Document Type: Article

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