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[Molecular characterization of Sigmodon hirsutus (Rodentia: Cricetidae) populations in Venezuela].
Revista de biologia tropical - 1 Jun 2011
Lessmann Janeth, Arrivillaga Jazzmín, Aguilera Marisol
Abstract excerpt
Recent phylogenetic studies based on cytochrome b gene sequence, have determined that the species historically known as Sigmodon hispidus (Rodentia) from South America comprises a species S. hirsutus of paraphyletic origin. The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that populations from Venezuela, represent the sensu strict form, ancestral haplotypes, and monophyletic subspecieS. For this, 12 individual...
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