Quantitative morphological proxies for fossoriality in small mammals

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1449-1460

  Hopkins, Samantha S B ^a   Davis, Edward Byrd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Burrowing behavior; Discriminant analysis; Fossoriality; Morphological proxies; Skeletal morphology

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BURROWING; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; EXTINCTION; LIFESTYLE; MORPHOLOGY; RARE SPECIES; SMALL MAMMAL;

CREEDIIDAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 73549118332     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: 15451542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/08-MAMM-A-262R1.1     Document Type: Article

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