Evolution of marmots (Rodentia, Sciuridae): Combining information on labial and lingual sides of the mandible

Acta Theriologica

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 301-318

  Cardini, Andrea ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conservation; Evolution; Genetic drift; Geometric morphometrics; Marmota mandible; Sciurid convergence

Indexed keywords

DENTITION; EVOLUTION; GENETIC DRIFT; ISOLATED POPULATION; MORPHOLOGY; POPULATION BOTTLENECK; RODENT;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; VANCOUVER ISLAND;

MARMOTA; MARMOTA CALIGATA; MARMOTA CAMTSCHATICA; MARMOTA FLAVIVENTRIS; MARMOTA MARMOTA; MARMOTA MARMOTA MARMOTA; MARMOTA MONAX; MARMOTA OLYMPUS; MARMOTA VANCOUVERENSIS; RODENTIA; SCIURIDAE;

EID: 6344229848     PISSN: 00017051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03192530     Document Type: Article

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