Barcoding, molecular taxonomy, and exploration of the diversity of shrews (Soricomorpha: Soricidae) on Mount Nimba (Guinea)

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 166, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 672-687

  Jacquet, François ^a   Nicolas, Violaine ^a   Bonillo, Celine ^a   Cruaud, Corinne ^b   Denys, Christiane ^a  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b CENTRE NATIONAL DE SÉQUENÇAGE   (France)

Author keywords

COI; Crocidura; Crocidurinae; Cytochrome oxidase I; Suncus; West Africa

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CROCIDURA; CROCIDURA BUETTIKOFERI; CROCIDURA GRANDICEPS; CROCIDURA MURICAUDA; CROCIDURA THERESAE; CROCIDURINAE; NIMBA; SORICIDAE; SORICOMORPHA; SUNCUS;

EID: 84868123656     PISSN: 00244082     EISSN: 10963642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2012.00856.x     Document Type: Article

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