The Evolutionary History and a Systematic Revision of Woodrats of the Neotoma Lepida Group - University of California Publications in Zoology

James L. Patton, David G. Huckaby, Sergio Ticul Alvarez-Castañeda

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Details the evolutionary history of the desert woodrat complex (lepida group, genus Neotoma) of western North America. The analyses include standard multivariate morphometrics of museum specimens coupled with mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences and microsatellite loci. The work also traces the spatial and temporal diversification of this group of desert dwelling rodents, revising species boundaries and delineating subspecies considered valid.

Book information

ISBN:	9780520098664
Publisher:	University of California Press
Imprint:	University of California Press
Pub date:	27 Jun 2008
DEWEY:	599.3573
DEWEY edition:	22
Language:	English
Number of pages:	411
Weight:	513g
Height:	254mm
Width:	178mm
Spine width:	25mm