Species limits and integrated taxonomy of the Idaho ground squirrel (Urocitellus brunneus): Genetic and ecological differentiation

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 589-604

  Hoisington Lopez, Jessica L ^a   Waits, Lisette P ^a   Sullivan, Jack ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

cohesion species concept; control region; cytochrome b; microsatellites; phylogeny; species delimitation; Urocitellus brunneus

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; COALESCENCE; CONSERVATION GENETICS; CYTOCHROME; GENE FLOW; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC MARKER; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; RODENT; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SUBSPECIES; TAXONOMY;

IDAHO; UNITED STATES;

SCIURIDAE; SPERMOPHILUS; SPERMOPHILUS BRUNNEUS;

EID: 84860577852     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: 15451542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/11-MAMM-A-021.1     Document Type: Review

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