Detecting biological distinctiveness using geometric morphometrics: An example case from the Vancouver Island marmot

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 21, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 209-223

  Cardini, A ^a,b   Nagorsen, D ^c   O'Higgins, P ^b   Polly, P D ^d   Thorington Jr , R W ^e   Tongiorgi, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^c Mammalia Biological Consulting   (Canada)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological diversity; Conservation; Discriminant analysis; DNA barcoding; Mandible; Marmota vancouverensis; Shape

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; COLOR MORPH; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MORPHOMETRY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; RODENT; SUBFOSSIL;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; VANCOUVER ISLAND;

CRANIA; MAMMALIA; MARMOTA; MARMOTA VANCOUVERENSIS; SCIURIDAE;

EID: 78649419762     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: 18287131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2009.9522476     Document Type: Article

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