A phylogenetic assessment of pocket gophers (GEOMYS): Evidence from nuclear and mitochondrial genes

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 537-547

  Chambers, Ryan R ^a   Sudman, Philip D ^b   Bradley, Robert D ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

12s ribosomal rna; Cytochrome b; Geomys; Interphotoreceptor retinoid binding protein; Phylogenetics; Pocket gophers

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CHROMOSOME; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MORPHOMETRY; PHYLOGENETICS; RNA; RODENT;

BREVICEPS; GEOMYIDAE; GEOMYS; GEOMYS BREVICEPS SAGITTALIS; GEOMYS PERSONATUS DAVISI; GEOMYS PINETIS;

EID: 67650070756     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/08-MAMM-A-180R1.1     Document Type: Article

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