Informatic application to characterise and identify small mammal species: Arvicolinae (Cricetidae, Rodentia, Mammalia) [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionThe classification of rodent species can be challenging due to high morphological similarities observed among them. This problem is further increased in palaeontological systematics, where classification is traditionally based on the molar morphology ...
Mª Pilar Alfaro Ibanez
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A mitochondrial genome phylogeny of voles and lemmings (Rodentia: Arvicolinae): Evolutionary and taxonomic implications [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2021 Arvicolinae is one of the most impressive placental radiations with over 150 extant and numerous extinct species that emerged since the Miocene in the Northern Hemisphere.
Tatyana Petrova +2 more
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Searching for signatures of positive selection in cytochrome b gene associated with subterranean lifestyle in fast-evolving arvicolines (Arvicolinae, Cricetidae, Rodentia) [PDF]
BMC Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Background Mitochondrial genes encode proteins involved in oxidative phosphorylation. Variations in lifestyle and ecological niche can be directly reflected in metabolic performance.
Olga V. Bondareva +4 more
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The complete mitochondrial genome of Proedromys bedfordi Thomas 1911 (Arvicolinae, Rodentia) [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. ResourcesThe Duke of Bedford’s vole (Proedromys bedfordi Thomas 1911) is distributed only at the border areas of the Sichuan and Gansu Provinces, China. In this study, the first complete mitochondrial genome of P. bedfordi is generated and characterized.
Shiqing Wang +3 more
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DiversityVoles and lemmings (subfamily Arvicolinae) remain some of the most difficult groups for disentangling phylogenetic relations owing to recent and very fast explosive radiation.
Tatyana Petrova +2 more
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Comparative Analysis of Leukocyte Proportions and Morphology in Wild Muridae and Arvicolinae Rodents [PDF]
BiologyHematological profiles of wild rodents provide important insights into their species-specific adaptations, physiological status, and immune responses. However, reference data for wild species remain limited since these are mainly derived from laboratory ...
Eleni Rekouti +2 more
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Designers of Nature’s Subterranean Abodes: Insights into the Architecture and Utilization of Burrow Systems of Thomas’ Pine Vole, Microtus thomasi (Rodentia: Arvicolinae) [PDF]
Life, 2023 Microtus thomasi (Rodentia: Arvicolinae), a fossorial vole endemic to the SW Balkans, uses a variety of substrates but its underground behavior remains poorly understood. This study examines the architecture and utilization of M.
Eleni Rekouti +5 more
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Complete mitochondrial genome of the Japanese field vole microtus montebelli (Milne-Edwards, 1872) (Rodentia: Arvicolinae) [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2021 The complete mitochondrial DNA sequence of the Japanese field vole Microtus montebelli was determined using Illumina MiSeq platform. The assembled genome was 16,307 bp in length and contained 13 protein-coding genes, two ribosomal RNA genes, 22 transfer ...
Atsushi Sogabe +4 more
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Cryptic species Hydatigera kamiyai and other taeniid metacestodes in the populations of small mammals in Serbia [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2023 Background Hydatigera (Cestoda: Taeniidae) is a recently resurrected genus with the description of a new species, Hydatigera kamiyai, a cryptic entity within the Hydatigera taeniaeformis species complex.
Milan Miljević +6 more
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A new perspective on the taxonomy and systematics of Arvicolinae (Gray, 1821) and a new time-calibrated phylogeny for the clade [PDF]
PeerJBackground Arvicoline rodents are one of the most speciose and rapidly evolving mammalian lineages. Fossil arvicolines are also among the most common vertebrate fossils found in sites of Pliocene and Pleistocene age in Eurasia and North America. However,
Charles B. Withnell, Simon G. Scarpetta
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