Ecophenotypic variation and phylogenetic inheritance in first lower molar shape of extant Italian populations of Microtus (Terricola) savii (Rodentia)

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 632-647

  Piras, Paolo ^a,b   Marcolini, Federica ^b,c   Raia, Pasquale ^b,d   Curcio, Mariateresa ^e   Kotsakis, Tassos ^b,c  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b LEONARDO S P A   (Italy)

^c ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^e NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arvicolidae; Bioclimatic correlation; Comparative methods; Geometric morphometrics; Tooth morphology

Indexed keywords

BIOCLIMATOLOGY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE VARIATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; RODENT; TOOTH;

ARVICOLINAE; BRACHYCERCUS; MICROTUS; MICROTUS SAVII; RODENTIA; TERRICOLA;

EID: 76449094833     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2009.01379.x     Document Type: Article

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