Phylogeography and genetic variation in the South American rodent Tympanoctomys barrerae (Rodentia: Octodontidae)

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 302-313

  Ojeda, Agustina A ^a  

^a LABORATORIO DE ENTOMOLOGÍA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Arid lands; Biogeography; Mitochondrial DNA; Octodontidae; Population genetics; South America; Tympanoctomys barrerae

Indexed keywords

ARID REGION; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; BURROW; ENDEMIC SPECIES; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; MIGRATION; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PARSIMONY ANALYSIS; PATCH DYNAMICS; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; PLEISTOCENE; POPULATION BOTTLENECK; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RODENT; SALT DOME; SOFT SOIL; SPECIALIST; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

ARGENTINA; MONTE; PATAGONIA;

OCTODONTIDAE; OCTOMYS MIMAX; RATTUS; RODENTIA; TYMPANOCTOMYS BARRERAE;

EID: 77951292898     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: 15451542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/09-MAMM-A-177.1     Document Type: Article

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