Taxonomy of the lesser jerboa Jaculus jaculus (Dipodidae, Rodentia) based on allozymic and morphological variation

The lesser Egyptian jerboa Jaculus jaculus, is a member of the subfamily Dipodinae, known to have a number of subspecies. Previous studies of J. jaculus from North Africa found various morphological forms of unknown taxonomic status, which are frequently grouped into two taxa: J. jaculus and J. dese...

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Main Author: Abderraouf BEN FALEH, Abdelwaheb BEN OTHMEN, Khaled SAID
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2010-08-01
Series:Current Zoology
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Online Access:http://www.currentzoology.org/paperdetail.asp?id=11553