Revised distribution of the alaska marmot, Marmota broweri, and confirmation of parapatry with hoary marmots

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 859-869

  Gunderson, Aren M ^a,b   Jacobsen, Brandy K ^a   Olson, Link E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA MUSEUM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska marmot; Climate change; Hoary marmot; Marmota broweri; Marmota caligata

Indexed keywords

ALLOPATRY; CLIMATE CHANGE; FIELD SURVEY; IDENTIFICATION KEY; MUSEUM; NEW RECORD; NEW SPECIES; RANGE EXPANSION; RODENT; SUBSPECIES; TAXONOMY;

ALASKA; UNITED STATES;

MARMOTA; MARMOTA BROWERI; MARMOTA CALIGATA; SCIURIDAE;

EID: 77950809172     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: 15451542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/08-MAMM-A-253.1     Document Type: Article

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