Species distinction and evolutionary differences in the clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) and Diard's clouded leopard (Neofelis diardi)

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1435-1446

  Christiansen, Per ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Clouded leopard; Craniodental morphology; Diard's clouded leopard; Evolution; Saber toothed cats; Species; Sunda Islands

Indexed keywords

DIVERGENCE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FELID; ISLAND; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; PELAGE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SUBSPECIES;

ASIA; EURASIA; MALAY ARCHIPELAGO; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SUNDA ISLES;

FELIDAE; NEOFELIS; NEOFELIS NEBULOSA; SMILODON FATALIS;

EID: 58149260181     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/08-MAMM-A-013.1     Document Type: Article

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