Surprisingly long survival of premature conclusions about naked mole‐rat biology
Naked mole‐rats express many unusual traits for such a small rodent. Their morphology,
social behaviour, physiology, and ageing have been well studied over the past half‐century …
social behaviour, physiology, and ageing have been well studied over the past half‐century …
Thermal biology of a strictly subterranean mammalian family, the African mole-rats (Bathyergidae, Rodentia)-a review
R Šumbera - Journal of Thermal Biology, 2019 - Elsevier
African mole-rats are subterranean rodents, which rarely if ever leave the safety of their
burrow systems. The environment of the burrows is humid, with relatively stable …
burrow systems. The environment of the burrows is humid, with relatively stable …
Annotated checklist, taxonomy and distribution of rodents in Ethiopia
We provide an annotated checklist of rodents of Ethiopia. For each species we show a
distributional map based on critically revised data from:(1) published literature;(2) museum …
distributional map based on critically revised data from:(1) published literature;(2) museum …
Multiple radiations of spiny mice (Rodentia: Acomys) in dry open habitats of Afro-Arabia: evidence from a multi-locus phylogeny
Background Spiny mice of the genus Acomys are distributed mainly in dry open habitats in
Africa and the Middle East, and they are widely used as model taxa for various biological …
Africa and the Middle East, and they are widely used as model taxa for various biological …
Multilocus phylogeny of African striped grass mice (Lemniscomys): stripe pattern only partly reflects evolutionary relationships
A Hánová, A Konečný, V Nicolas, C Denys… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2021 - Elsevier
Murine rodents are one of the most evolutionary successful groups of extant mammals. They
are also important for human as vectors and reservoirs of zoonoses and agricultural pests …
are also important for human as vectors and reservoirs of zoonoses and agricultural pests …
Biogeographical importance of the Livingstone mountains in southern Tanzania: Comparative genetic structure of small non-volant mammals
The Livingstone Mountains (LM; also known as the Kipengere Range) found in south-
western Tanzania at the northern end of Lake Nyasa are an important region for …
western Tanzania at the northern end of Lake Nyasa are an important region for …
Species limits and phylogeographic structure in two genera of solitary African mole-rats Georychus and Heliophobius
M Uhrová, O Mikula, NC Bennett, P Van Daele… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2022 - Elsevier
African mole-rats (Bathyergidae) are an intensively studied family of subterranean rodents
including three highly social and three solitary genera. Although their phylogenetic …
including three highly social and three solitary genera. Although their phylogenetic …
Plastid introgression and evolution of African miombo woodlands: New insights from the plastome‐based phylogeny of Brachystegia trees
AF Boom, J Migliore, E Kaymak, P Meerts… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Miombo woodlands form a characteristic vegetation type covering 2.7 million km2 in
southern and eastern Africa. Despite their wide geographical extent, their origin, floristic and …
southern and eastern Africa. Despite their wide geographical extent, their origin, floristic and …
Historical biogeography, systematics, and integrative taxonomy of the non-Ethiopian speckled pelage brush-furred rats (Lophuromys flavopunctatus group)
Background The speckled-pelage brush-furred rats (Lophuromys flavopunctatus group)
have been difficult to define given conflicting genetic, morphological, and distributional …
have been difficult to define given conflicting genetic, morphological, and distributional …
Fukomys mechowii (Rodentia: Bathyergidae)
Abstract Fukomys mechowii (Peters, 1881), the giant mole-rat or Mechow's mole-rat, is a
cooperatively breeding, tooth-digging, subterranean rodent. It is the largest representative of …
cooperatively breeding, tooth-digging, subterranean rodent. It is the largest representative of …