Molecular systematics and pleistocene biogeography of mesoamerican flying squirrels

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 654-667

  Kerhoulas, Nicholas J ^a,b,c   Arbogast, Brian S ^a,b,d  

^a HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA MUSEUM   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

biogeography; cytochrome b; flying squirrels; glaucomys volans; Mesoamerica; mitochondrial DNA; phylogeography; Pleistocene

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; CLIMATE VARIATION; CONSERVATION STATUS; CYTOCHROME; DATA SET; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DIVERGENCE; FUTURE PROSPECT; GENETIC VARIATION; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; HOMOLOGY; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ANALYSIS; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MUSEUM; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; PLEISTOCENE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RODENT; TAXONOMY; UPLAND REGION; ZOOGEOGRAPHY;

MESOAMERICA; NORTH AMERICA;

GLAUCOMYS; GLAUCOMYS VOLANS; MAMMALIA; PTEROMYINI; SCIURIDAE;

EID: 77953780170     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: 15451542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/09-MAMM-A-260.1     Document Type: Article

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