Phylogeography of the subterranean rodent Spalacopus cyanus (Caviomorpha, Octodontidae)

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 837-844

  Opazo, Juan C ^a,b   Bugueño, Manuel P ^a   Carter, Mauricio J ^a,c   Palma, R Eduardo ^a   Bozinovic, Francisco ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Chile; Octodontidae; Population genetics; South America; Spalacopus cyanus; Subterranean rodents

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; DNA; GENETIC STRUCTURE; MIGRATION; MOUNTAIN; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; POPULATION SIZE; RODENT; SUBTERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; ZOOGEOGRAPHY;

CHILE; SOUTH AMERICA;

CAVIOMORPHA; OCTODONTIDAE; RODENTIA; SPALACOPUS CYANUS;

EID: 51349102603     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/07-MAMM-A-068.1     Document Type: Article

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