Taxonomy of voles of the subgenus Sumeriomys Argyropulo, 1933 (Rodentia, Arvicolinae, Microtus) [PDF]
S. Gerasimov+3 more
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Complete mitochondrial genome of the Japanese field vole microtus montebelli (Milne-Edwards, 1872) (Rodentia: Arvicolinae). [PDF]
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 ...
Sogabe A+4 more
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Cryptic species Hydatigera kamiyai and other taeniid metacestodes in the populations of small mammals in Serbia. [PDF]
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.
Miljević M+6 more
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Chromosome Asynapsis Is the Main Cause of Male Sterility in the Interspecies Hybrids of East Asian Voles (Alexandromys, Rodentia, Arvicolinae). [PDF]
Closely related mammalian species often have differences in chromosome number and morphology, but there is still a debate about how these differences relate to reproductive isolation.
Bikchurina T+7 more
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New Records of the Afghan Vole, Blanfordimys afghanus (Rodentia: Arvicolinae) from North-East of Khorassan, Iran [PDF]
The Afghan vole had not been reported from north-eastern Iran until for the first time its presence was confirmed by examining the pellets of predatory birds from Dargaz, Kalat, Sarakhs and the vicinity of Mashhad through studying the molar teeth.
R. Siahsarvie, R. Rajabi, J. Darvish
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In this paper, we present a detailed survey on the rodent fauna from the site of Barranco de los Conejos (Guadix-Baza Basin, southern Spain). Its rodent fauna is composed of three arvicolines (Orcemys giberti, Manchenomys oswaldoreigi, and Tibericola ...
JORDI AGUSTÍ , PEDRO PIÑERO
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How voles adapt to subterranean lifestyle: Insights from RNA-seq
Life under the earth surface is highly challenging and associated with a number of morphological, physiological and behavioral modifications. Subterranean niche protects animals from predators, fluctuations in environmental parameters, but is ...
Olga Bondareva+6 more
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Our case study considers the rock vole, genus Alticola, which remains one of the insufficiently studied genera of voles owing to its hard‐to‐access habitats and low abundance. Phylogenetic structure of the genus is complicated by few cases of mito‐nuclear discordance.
Ivan A. Dvoyashov+4 more
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Eothenomys miletus from the Hengduan Mountain (HM) region, one of the biodiversity hotspots. Findings provide first detailed account of genetic and physiological adaptation to changing environmental temperatures as well as the reasons causing intraspecific divergence.
Yue Ren+6 more
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A glimpse on the pattern of rodent diversification: a phylogenetic approach. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Development of phylogenetic methods that do not rely on fossils for the study of evolutionary processes through time have revolutionized the field of evolutionary biology and resulted in an unprecedented expansion of our knowledge about the ...
Dimitrov, Dimitar+3 more
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