Does Eulemur cinereiceps exist? Preliminary evidence from genetics and ground surveys in southeastern Madagascar

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 372-385

  Johnson, Steig E ^a   Lei, Runhua ^b   Martin, Sara K ^c   Irwin, Mitchell T ^d   Louis, Edward E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Henry Doorly Zoo   (United States)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Eulemur albocollaris; Eulemur cinereiceps; Mitochondrial DNA; Southeastern Madagascar; Taxonomy; White collared lemur

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; COASTAL ZONE; GENETICS; PARSIMONY ANALYSIS; PRIMATE; TAXONOMY;

EULEMUR; EULEMUR FULVUS; EULEMUR FULVUS ALBOCOLLARIS; LEMUR; LEMURIDAE; STREPSIRHINI;

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CLASSIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; MADAGASCAR; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; PROSIMIAN; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; GEOGRAPHY; LEMURIDAE; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MADAGASCAR; MODELS, GENETIC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 44449110235     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20501     Document Type: Article

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