Evolution and Systematics of the Atlantic Tree Rats, Genus Phyllomys (Rodentia, Echimyidae), With Description of Two New Species
Download or Read eBook Evolution and Systematics of the Atlantic Tree Rats, Genus Phyllomys (Rodentia, Echimyidae), With Description of Two New Species PDF written by Yuri L. R. Leite and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2003-10-20 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Yuri L. R. Leite |
| Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
| Total Pages | : 148 |
| Release | : 2003-10-20 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0520916077 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780520916074 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (77 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Evolution and Systematics of the Atlantic Tree Rats, Genus Phyllomys (Rodentia, Echimyidae), With Description of Two New Species by : Yuri L. R. Leite
Book excerpt: This study focuses on the Atlantic Forest tree rats of the genus Phyllomys (Rodentia: Echimyidae), one of the most poorly understood mammal genera inhabiting the coastal rain forests Brazil, the most threatened lowland tropical forest in the world. The author summarizes their distribution, ecology and evolution, using a combination of morphological and molecular analyses, describes two new species, and provides the first systematic revision of the genus, which was originally described in 1839.
