A New Species of Shrew (Soricidae, Insectivora) from Alaska

A New Species of Shrew (Soricidae, Insectivora) from Alaska

A new species of shrew from Alaska is described. Specimens of this shrew were compared with a large series of Sorex minutissimus from eastern Siberia. Description of this species is based on univariate and multivariate analyses of 23 morphological characters and qualitative comparison of the unicusp...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of mammalogy 1997-08, Vol.78 (3), p.811-817
1. Verfasser: Dokuchaev, Nikolay E.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Biological taxonomies
Mammalogy
Mammals
New species
Palatal consonants
Shrews
Skeleton
Skull
Teeth
Wildlife refuges
Zoology
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Zusammenfassung:A new species of shrew from Alaska is described. Specimens of this shrew were compared with a large series of Sorex minutissimus from eastern Siberia. Description of this species is based on univariate and multivariate analyses of 23 morphological characters and qualitative comparison of the unicuspid teeth.
ISSN:0022-2372
1545-1542
1545-1542
0022-2372
DOI:10.2307/1382938