Akodon cursor Winge, 1887 (Rodentia: Sigmodontinae): one or two species? New evidences based on molecular data

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 1768, 2008, Pages 41-51

  Nogueira, Cristina D A ^a   Fagundes, Valeria ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Akodon; Atlantic Forest; Cytochrome b; Genetic variability; Population divergence; RFLP; Rodentia

Indexed keywords

AKODON; AKODON AFF. CURSOR; AKODON CURSOR; MURIDAE; RODENTIA; SIGMODONTINAE;

EID: 44349148744     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1768.1.2     Document Type: Article

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