
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Baverstock, PR 
A1  - Watts, CHS 
A1  - Hogarth, JT 
T1  - Karyotypic data and the specific status and taxonomic affinites of Rattus villosissimus and R. sordidus
JF  - Australian Journal of Zoology
JO  - Aust. J. Zool.
Y1  - 1975
VL  - 23
IS  - 2
SP  - 293
EP  - 294
KW  - 
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/ZO9750293 
N2  - Although R. villosissimus and R. sordidus have been considered to be conspecific, they differ karyotypically in at least 11 chromosomal rearrangements. It seems likely that they diverged early in the evolution of Rattus, and they should be regarded as separate species. 
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