Systematics and phylogeny of the cane rats (Rodentia: Thryonomyidae) (original) (raw)

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2004

Pierre Mein

Sevket Sen

Abstract

Thryonomyids or cane rats are both an important source of protein and cultivation pests for many tribes in sub-Saharan Africa, to which they are restricted. Although today they are an undiversified group of rodents, thyronomyids had a quite successful evolutionary history. The oldest ...

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