Latest Articles from ZooKeys Latest 4 Articles from ZooKeys https://zookeys.pensoft.net/ Fri, 29 Mar 2024 13:48:13 +0200 Pensoft FeedCreator https://zookeys.pensoft.net/i/logo.jpg Latest Articles from ZooKeys https://zookeys.pensoft.net/ Checklist of rodents and insectivores of the Mordovia, Russia https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/57359/ ZooKeys 1004: 129-139

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1004.57359

Authors: Alexey V. Andreychev, Vyacheslav A. Kuznetsov

Abstract: A list of 40 species is presented of the rodents and insectivores collected during a 15-year period from the Republic of Mordovia. The dataset contains more than 24,000 records of rodent and insectivore species from 23 districts, including Saransk. A major part of the data set was obtained during expedition research and at the biological station. The work is based on the materials of our surveys of rodents and insectivorous mammals conducted in Mordovia using both trap lines and pitfall arrays using traditional methods.

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Research Article Wed, 16 Dec 2020 21:30:01 +0200
Mammals in the MZNA Vertebrate Collection of University of Navarra, Spain https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/10207/ ZooKeys 634: 137-150

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.634.10207

Authors: Nora Escribano, David Galicia, Arturo H. Ariño, Carmen Escala

Abstract: In this paper five datasets are described that provide information about records of mammals in the Vertebrate Collection of the Museum of Zoology of the University of Navarra (MZNA-VERT). The datasets contain 3,466 records belonging to 20 species of mammals sampled across the transition zone between the Atlantic and Mediterranean biogeographical regions (north Iberian Peninsula). The datasets include both distributional data (georeferenced records) and basic biometric data of most of the vouchered specimens stored in the museum facilities. The samples originated mainly within research projects and PhD theses carried out in the former department of Zoology and Ecology of the University of Navarra between 1982 and 2011. The Darwin Core Archive Format datasets are accessible through GBIF.

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Data Paper Mon, 21 Nov 2016 17:36:06 +0200
Taxonomic hypotheses regarding the genus Gerbillus (Rodentia, Muridae, Gerbillinae) based on molecular analyses of museum specimens https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/7317/ ZooKeys 566: 145-155

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.566.7317

Authors: Arame Ndiaye, Caroline Tatard, William Stanley, Laurent Granjon

Abstract: Methodological improvements now allow routine analyses of highly degraded DNA samples as found in museum specimens. Using these methods could be useful in studying such groups as rodents of the genus Gerbillus for which i) the taxonomy is still highly debated, ii) collection of fresh specimens may prove difficult. Here we address precise taxonomic questions using a small portion of the cytochrome b gene obtained from 45 dry skin/skull museum samples (from 1913 to 1974) originating from two African and three Asian countries. The specimens were labelled G. gerbillus, G. andersoni, G. nanus, G. amoenus, G. perpallidus and G. pyramidum, and molecular results mostly confirmed these assignations. The close relationship between G. nanus (Asian origin) and G. amoenus (African origin) confirmed that they represent vicariant sibling species which differentiated in allopatry on either side of the Red Sea. In the closely related G. perpallidus and G. pyramidum, specimens considered as belonging to one G. pyramidum subspecies (G. p. floweri) appeared closer to G. perpallidus suggesting that they (G. p. floweri and G. perpallidus) may represent a unique species, distributed on both sides of the Nile River, for which the correct name should be G. floweri. Furthermore, the three other G. pyramidum subspecies grouped together with no apparent genetic structure suggesting that they may not yet represent genetically differentiated lineages. This study confirms the importance of using these methods on museum samples, which can open new perspectives in this particular group as well as in other groups of interest.

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Research Article Thu, 18 Feb 2016 18:09:53 +0200
Acariform mites (Acariformes) - permanent symbionts of Hapalomys delacouri Thomas (Rodentia, Muridae) in Vietnam https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/4292/ ZooKeys 459: 137-145

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.459.8952

Authors: Andre Bochkov, Alexei Abramov

Abstract: Two new species of parasitic acariform mites (Acariformes) are described from the Delacour’s marmoset rat Hapalomys delacouri Thomas (Rodentia: Muridae) in Vietnam: Afrolistrophorus (Afrolistrophorus) hapalomyssp. n. (Listrophoridae) and Radfordia (Radfordia) mirabilissp. n. (Myobiidae). Based on morphological evidences, we show that species of both mite genera associated with Hapalomys Blyth do not demonstrate clear phylogenetic links with respective congeners from rodents of the closest genus Chiropodomys Peters (Rodentia: Muridae).

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Research Article Tue, 2 Dec 2014 00:00:00 +0200