The Evolutionary History and a Systematic Revision of Woodrats of the Neotoma lepida Group

UC Publications in Zoology

Patton, James L. ; Huckaby, David G. ; lvarez-Castaeda, Sergio Ticul

keywords: woodrats, Angel de la Guarda Woodrat, Arizona Woodrat, Bryant Woodrat, Desert Woodrat, Neotoma bryanti, Neotoma devia, Neotoma insularis, Neotoma lepida, mammalian systematics, hybridization, species, subspecies, biogeography, phylogeography, mitochondrial DNA, nuclear DNA, microsatellites, craniodental morphometrics, desert woodrat, Neotoma, multivariate morphometrics, microsatellite loci, species boundaries;   

Publisher: UC Publications in Zoology

Subject:生物科学（综合）

美国

【 摘 要 】

We detail the evolutionary history of the desert woodrat complex (lepida group, genus Neotoma) of western North America. Our analyses include standard multivariate morphometrics of museum specimens coupled with mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences and microsatellite loci. We trace the spatial and temporal diversification of this group of desert dwelling rodents, revising species boundaries and delineate subspecies we consider valid.

   

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