Distinguishing range expansions from previously undocumented populations using background data from museum records

Diversity and Distributions

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 183-187

  Frey, Jennifer K ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Background sampling; Museum records; Range expansion; Range extension; Sigmodon ochrognathus; Yellow nosed cotton rat

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MUSEUM; RANGE EXPANSION; RODENT; SAMPLING;

ARIZONA; NORTH AMERICA; RINCON MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES;

SIGMODON; SIGMODON OCHROGNATHUS;

EID: 60349085317     PISSN: 13669516     EISSN: 14724642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-4642.2008.00552.x     Document Type: Article

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