Epimys benguetensis, a composite, and one zoogeographic view of rat and mouse faunas in the Philippines and Celebes. American Museum novitates ; no. 2624
| dc.contributor.author | Musser, Guy G. | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2005-10-06T16:11:57Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2005-10-06T16:11:57Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1977 | en_US |
| dc.description | 15 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. | en_US |
| dc.description | Includes bibliographical references (p. 13-15). | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | "I record here that the name Epimys benguetensis is based on a composite holotype: the skin is an example of Rattus rattus mindanensis and the skull is from R. nitidus. I also discuss a dichotomy between endemic and commensal murid rodents on the Philippine Islands and Celebes. Each area has its unique assemblage of endemic species of rats and mice; these are mostly restricted to primary forest. Each area shares a commensal fauna composed of Rattus rattus, R. exulans, R. argentiventer, R. norvegicus, R. nitidus, and Mus musculus. These animals live in habitats made and maintained by humans. Such a faunal dichotomy occurs wherever there is an endemic fauna and wherever humans have settled throughout the Indonesian Archipelago east of Wallace's Line"--P. [1]. | en_US |
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| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2246/2022 | |
| dc.language | eng | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | New York, N.Y. : American Museum of Natural History | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | American Museum novitates ; no. 2624 | en_US |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Rattus -- Philippines. | en_US |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Rattus -- Indonesia -- Celebes. | en_US |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Mice -- Philippines. | en_US |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Mice -- Indonesia -- Celebes. | en_US |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Rodents -- Philippines. | en_US |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Rodents -- Indonesia -- Celebes. | en_US |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Mammals -- Philippines. | en_US |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Mammals -- Indonesia -- Celebes. | en_US |
| dc.title | Epimys benguetensis, a composite, and one zoogeographic view of rat and mouse faunas in the Philippines and Celebes. American Museum novitates ; no. 2624 | en_US |
| dc.type | text | en_US |
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