Phylogenetic position of the small Kashmir flying squirrel, Hylopetes fimbriatus (≡ Eoglaucomys fimbriatus ), in the subfamily Pteromyinae

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Authors: Oshida, Tatsuo, Shafique, Chaudhry M, Barkati, Sohail, Yasuda, Masatoshi, Hussein, Nor Azman, Endo, Hideki, Yanagawa, Hisashi, Masuda, Ryuichi
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2004
• Subjects: Animal Science and Zoology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Bering Strait; Howell
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z04-108; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z04-108

The phylogenetic relationships of flying squirrels (Pteromyinae) were studied by obtaining complete sequence data from the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene of eight Old World and two New World flying squirrel species, with special reference to the systematic and phylogenetic status among Hylopetes fi...