Increased geographic sampling reveals considerable new genetic diversity in the morphologically conservative African Pygmy Mice (Genus Mus; Subgenus Nannomys)

Mammalian Biology

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 24-35

  Lamb, Jennifer ^a   Downs, Sarah ^a   Eiseb, Seth ^d   John Taylor, Peter ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VENDA   (South Africa)

^c STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA   (Namibia)

Author keywords

Control region; Cytochrome b; Mus bufo; Mus callewaerti; Nannomys

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; PHYLOGENETICS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RODENT; SAMPLING; SEX DETERMINATION;

BOTSWANA;

BAIOMYS; BUFO; MUS; MUS BAOULEI; MUS BUFO; MUS CALLEWAERTI; MUS HAUSSA; MUS INDUTUS; MUS MATTHEYI; MUS MINUTOIDES; MUS MUSCULOIDES; MUS NEAVEI; MUS SETULOSUS; MUS SORELLA; MUS TRITON;

EID: 84888198220     PISSN: 16165047     EISSN: 16181476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2013.08.010     Document Type: Article

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