Phylogeny of the rodent genus isothrix (hystricognathi, echimyidae) and its diversification in Amazonia and the Eastern Andes

Journal of Mammalian Evolution

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 181-201

  Patterson, Bruce D ^a   Velazco, Paúl M ^a,b  

^a FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Amazonia; Andes; Distribution; MtDNA; Neotropics; Nuclear DNA; Pelage; Phylogeny; Sequence analysis

Indexed keywords

ECHIMYIDAE; ECHIMYINAE; HYSTRICOGNATHI; ISOTHRIX; ISOTHRIX BISTRIATA; ISOTHRIX NEGRENSIS; ISOTHRIX PAGURUS; ISOTHRIX SINNAMARIENSIS; RATTUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 49749109548     PISSN: 10647554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10914-007-9070-6     Document Type: Article

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