Phylogeography of microgale brevicaudata (Tenrecidae) and description of a new species from western Madagascar

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1095-1110

  Olson, L E ^a   Rakotomalala, Z ^b,c   Hildebrandt, K B P ^a   Lanier, H C ^a   Raxworthy, C J ^d   Goodman, S M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA MUSEUM   (United States)

^b Université d'Antananarivo ^*  (Madagascar)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTANANARIVO   (Madagascar)

^d DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Afrosoricida; Madagascar; Microgale; New species; Tenrecidae

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION GENETICS; DIVERGENCE; GENOTYPE; HABITAT LOSS; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; NEW SPECIES; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; PROTECTED AREA; SMALL MAMMAL; SYMPATRY;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR;

MAMMALIA; MICROGALE; TENREC; TENRECIDAE;

EID: 70350475328     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/08-MAMM-A-305.1     Document Type: Article

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