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Morphometric variation in Hylomyscus alleni and H.stella (Rodentia: Muridae) and descriptiion of a new species.

dc.contributor.authorNicolas, V.
dc.contributor.authorWendelen, W.
dc.contributor.authorBarriere, P.
dc.contributor.authorDudu, A.
dc.contributor.authorColyn, M.
dc.date2008
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-15T10:03:17Z
dc.date.available2016-03-15T10:03:17Z
dc.identifier.urihttps://orfeo.belnet.be/handle/internal/296
dc.descriptionWe compared 7 populations of woodmice, <EM>Hylomyscus stella</EM> (Thomas, 1911), from west-central, east-central, and east Africa using traditional morphometric data of the cranium. Our results are congruent with previous molecular and cytogenetic data, and demonstrate that specimens previously identified as H. stella represent 2 cryptic species: H. stella from east-central and east Africa, and <EM>Hylomyscus sp. nov.</EM> from west-central Africa. According to current knowledge, the new species of Hylomyscus is a forest-dwelling species inhabiting the region between the Sanaga River and the Oubangui and Congo rivers in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Gabon, and Republic of the Congo. It is sympatric, and even syntopic, with the morphologically closely related species H. alleni. These 2 cryptic species can be distinguished by traditional morphometric analysis of the cranium and by examination of molecular data.
dc.languageeng
dc.titleMorphometric variation in <EM>Hylomyscus alleni</EM> and <EM>H.stella</EM> (Rodentia: Muridae) and descriptiion of a new species.
dc.typeArticle
dc.subject.frascatiBiological sciences
dc.audienceScientific
dc.subject.freeBiological collection and data management
dc.source.titleJournal of Mammalogy
dc.source.volume89 (1)
dc.source.page222-231
Orfeo.peerreviewedYes
dc.identifier.rmca2542


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