Phylogeny and biogeography of African Murinae based on mitochondrial and nuclear gene sequences, with a new tribal classification of the subfamily. [PDF]
BMC Evol Biol, 2008 Lecompte E +5 more
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Hidden Identities: Cryptic Species in the Otomys Genus (Cuvier 1824) (Rodentia: Muridae: Otomyinae) Revealed by Mitochondrial and Nuclear DNA in South Africa [PDF]
, 2016 The recent taxonomy and phylogeny of Otomyinae has been in a state of flux as new systematic revisionscombining molecular, karyotypic and morphometric information have identified changes at various taxonomic levels.Currently two genera of Otomyinae and ...
Badenhorst, Jacqueline +7 more
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When is a species not a species? Uncoupled phenotypic, karyotypic and genotypic divergence in two species of South African laminate-toothed rats (Murinae: Otomyini) [PDF]
, 2009 Chromosomal polytypy, morphological conservatism and absence of data have frustrated the taxonomic revision of two species of southern African-endemic laminate-toothed rats (Otomys irroratus and Otomys saundersiae s.l.).
Baxter R. +4 more
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Associated tympanic bullar and cochlear hypertrophy define adaptations to true deserts in African gerbils and laminate-toothed rats (Muridae: Gerbillinae and Murinae) [PDF]
, 2019 Hearing capabilities in desert rodents such as gerbils and heteromyids have been inferred from both anatomical and ecological aspects and tested with experiments and theoretical models.
Braga, J. +5 more
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Infomap Bioregions: Interactive mapping of biogeographical regions from species distributions [PDF]
, 2016 Biogeographical regions (bioregions) reveal how different sets of species are spatially grouped and therefore are important units for conservation, historical biogeography, ecology and evolution. Several methods have been developed to identify bioregions
Antonelli, Alexandre +4 more
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Quantifying morphological variability within extant mammalian species [PDF]
, 1995 Main articleIn this study we attempt to establish a baseline for measuring species variability in the palaeontological record by using linear regression analysis on sets of measurements from extant mammalian species (males and females within species ...
Helbig, J., Moss, S., Thackeray, J. F.
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A preliminary assessment of the micromammalian remains from Gladysvale Cave, South Africa [PDF]
, 1995 Main articleNew micromammalian material from Gladysvale Cave has recently been collected by L.R. Berger and A.W. Keyser. The sample contains representatives of 29 species, of which five are insectivores, seven are bats and the remainder are rodents ...
Avery, D. M.
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Sistema de túneles del jerbo iraní (Alloctaga firouzi Womochel, 1978) [PDF]
, 2010 Iranian jerboa was recorded as a new species for Iran near village of Shah-Reza, Isfahan province. It is considered as a data deficient species according to IUCN criteria. Since, No data have been yet reported, on the relationship between architecture of
Kaboli, Mohammad +3 more
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Notes on small mammals on the Springbok Flats, Transvaal [PDF]
, 2017 No ...
Mendelsohn, J.M.
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Plio-Pleistocene fossil mammalian microfauna of southern Africa - a preliminary report including description of two new fossil Muroid genera (Mammalia: Rodentia) [PDF]
, 1987 Analyses are presented of the mammalian component of rich microfaunal fossil breccia collections mainly of owl pellet origin from the Transvaal Plio-Pleistocene australopithecine sites Kromdraai, Sterkfontein and Makapansgat Limeworks, with briefer ...
Pocock, T. N.
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