The skull of Stephanomys and a review of Malpaisomys relationships (rodentia: muridae): Taxonomic incongruence in murids

Journal of Mammalian Evolution

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 185-215

  Lopez Martinez N ^a   Michaux, J ^b   Hutterer, R ^c  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Geológicas   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L EVOLUTION   (France)

^c ZOOLOGISCHES FORSCHUNGSMUSEUM ALEXANDER KOENIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dentition; Mosaic evolution; Muridae; Phylogenetic analysis; Skull

Indexed keywords

EID: 54649084326     PISSN: 10647554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020508428859     Document Type: Article

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