Systematics and phylogeny of the cane rats (Rodentia: Thryonomyidae)

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 142, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 423-444

  López Antoñanzas, Raquel ^a   Sen, Sevket ^a   Mein, Pierre ^b  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Cladistics; Eocene; Miocene; Oligocene; Phylogenetic definition; Pliocene; Quaternary

Indexed keywords

ARUNDINARIA; RODENTIA; THRYONOMYIDAE; THRYONOMYS GREGORIANUS; THRYONOMYS SWINDERIANUS;

EID: 8844245717     PISSN: 00244082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2004.00136.x     Document Type: Article

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