Small mammal investigation in spotted fever focus with DNA-barcoding and taxonomic implications on rodents species from Hainan of China.

Although mammals are a well-studied group of animals, making accurate field identification of small mammals is still complex because of morphological variation across developmental stages, color variation of pelages, and often damaged osteological and dental characteristics. In 2008, small mammals w...

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Main Authors: Liang Lu, Douglas Chesters, Wen Zhang, Guichang Li, Ying Ma, Huailei Ma, Xiuping Song, Haixia Wu, Fengxia Meng, Chaodong Zhu, Qiyong Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3430698?pdf=render