The roles of rivers and Pleistocene refugia in shaping genetic diversity in Praomys misonnei in tropical Africa

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 191-207

  Nicolas, V ^a   Missoup, A D ^a   Denys, C ^a   Kerbis Peterhans, J ^b   Katuala, P ^c   Couloux, A ^d   Colyn, M ^e  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KISANGANI   (Congo)

^d CENTRE NATIONAL DE SÉQUENÇAGE   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Africa; Cytochrome b; Diversification; Forest; Mitochondrial DNA; Muridae; Phylogeography; Pleistocene forest refugia; Praomys; Riverine barrier hypothesis

Indexed keywords

CLADISTICS; CYTOCHROME; GENETIC VARIATION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; PLEISTOCENE; REFUGE; RODENT;

AFRICA;

MURIDAE; PRAOMYS; PRAOMYS MISONNEI; RODENTIA;

EID: 78650013810     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2010.02399.x     Document Type: Article

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