Validity of three genera of flying squirrels: Eoglaucomys, Glaucomys, and Hylopetes

Thorington, Richard W., Jr.; Musante, A. L.; Anderson, C. G.; Darrow, Karolyn

dc.contributor.author	Thorington, Richard W., Jr.	en
dc.contributor.author	Musante, A. L.	en
dc.contributor.author	Anderson, C. G.	en
dc.contributor.author	Darrow, Karolyn	en
dc.date.accessioned	2011-02-18T18:15:17Z
dc.date.available	2011-02-18T18:15:17Z
dc.date.issued	1996
dc.identifier.citation	Thorington, Richard W., Jr., Musante, A. L., Anderson, C. G., and Darrow, Karolyn. 1996. "<a href="https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/12871">Validity of three genera of flying squirrels: Eoglaucomys, Glaucomys, and Hylopetes</a>." <em>Journal of Mammalogy</em>. 77 (1):69–83.	en
dc.identifier.issn	0022-2372
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10088/12871
dc.description.abstract	Ellerman (1947) reduced the genus Eoglaucomys to a subgenus of Hylopetes. Burt (1960) suggested that Glaucomys sabrinus was more closely related to Hylopetes than to Glaucomys volans. We tested these two hypotheses by examining morphological evidence of bacula, foot pads, musculature, crania (especially teeth), and postcrania (especially wrists and ankles). Our data contradict these hypotheses and support recognition of three distinct clades.	en
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of Mammalogy	en
dc.title	Validity of three genera of flying squirrels: Eoglaucomys, Glaucomys, and Hylopetes	en
dc.type	Journal Article	en
dc.identifier.srbnumber	75402
rft.jtitle	Journal of Mammalogy
rft.volume	77
rft.issue	1
rft.spage	69
rft.epage	83
dc.description.SIUnit	NMNH	en
dc.description.SIUnit	NH-Vertebrate Zoology	en
dc.citation.spage	69
dc.citation.epage	83