Definition of species of pouched four-eyed opossums (Didelphidae, Philander)

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 90-102

  Patton, James L ^a   Da Silva, Maria Nazareth F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Didelphidae; marsupials; mtDNA sequence; Neotropical forests; Philander; phylogenetics; species limits

Indexed keywords

DIDELPHIDAE; METATHERIA; PHILANDER; PHILANDER ANDERSONI; PHILANDER FRENATA; PHILANDER MCILHENNYI; PHILANDER OPOSSUM;

EID: 8244247772     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1382642     Document Type: Article

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