A new species of elephant-shrew (Afrotheria: Macroscelidea: Elephantulus) from South Africa

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1257-1269

  Smit, H A ^a   Robinson, T J ^a   Watson, J ^b   Van Vuuren, B Jansen ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b Biodiversity Research   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Afrotheria; Cytogenetics; DNA sequencing; Morphology; Nomenclature; Sengi; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

CYTOGENETICS; ENDEMIC SPECIES; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIATION; INSECTIVORE; MAMMAL; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; NOMENCLATURE; TAXONOMY;

AFRICA; NORTHERN CAPE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

AFROTHERIA; ELEPHANTULUS; ELEPHANTULUS EDWARDII; MACROSCELIDEA; MAMMALIA; SORICIDAE;

EID: 55249104556     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/07-MAMM-A-254.1     Document Type: Article

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