| small mammal investigation in spotted fever focus with dna-barcoding and taxonomic implications on rodents species from hainan of china. | although mammals are a well-studied group of animals, making accurate field identification of small mammals is still complex because of morphological variation across developmental stages, color variation of pelages, and often damaged osteological and dental characteristics. in 2008, small mammals were collected for an epidemiological study of a spotted fever outbreak in hainan, china. ten species of small mammals were identified by morphological characters in the field, most using pelage color ... | 2012 | 22952689 |