Evolution and Systematics of the Atlantic Tree Rats, Genus Phyllonrys (Rodentia, Echimyidae), with Description of Two New Species |
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| Author:
| Leite, Yuri L. R. |
| Series title: | UC Publications in Zoology Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-520-09849-7 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2003 |
| Publisher: | University of California Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $62.99 |
Book Description:
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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...
More DescriptionThis 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.