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Notes on the distribution and phylogeography of two rare small Gerbillinae (Rodentia, Muridae) in Morocco: Gerbillus simoni and Gerbillus henleyi.
Comptes rendus biologies - 1 Jan 2000
Bouarakia Oussama, Denys Christiane, Nicolas Violaine, Tifarouine Loubna, Benazzou Touria, Benhoussa Abdelaziz
Abstract excerpt
Even though Gerbillinae rodents represent an important part of the mammalian fauna in North Africa, many gaps remain in our understanding of the distribution, ecology, evolution, and systematics of some lesser known species in this family. We present in this study the most recent findings on two of these species. The first species, Gerbillus simoni Lataste, 1881, is a short-tailed, small gerbil, endemic to North...
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