Rodents constitute one of the most diversified mammalian orders. Due to the morphological
similarity in many of the groups, their taxonomy is controversial. Karyotype information …

ABSTRACT The Atlantic Forest has great environment heterogeneity, mainly related to the
latitudinal and altitudinal amplitude, which reflects in significant changes in climate and …

For the first time the mammalian fauna of the Pampas from Uruguay and southern Brazil was
considered as a whole, despite political borders. The study area comprises the Uruguayan …

Abstract X-autosome translocation (XY1Y2) has been reported in distinct groups of
vertebrates suggesting that the rise of a multiple sex system within a species may act as a …

Species identification through DNA barcoding is a tool to be added to taxonomic
procedures, once it has been validated. Applying barcoding techniques in public health …

Deltamys is a monotypic sigmodontine rodent from the Pampas of South America. In
addition to the formally recognized D. kempi that inhabits lowlands, an undescribed form …

We describe a new sigmodontine fossil sequence ranging from 8,800±40 to 3,730±60 years
BP retrieved from the archaeological site RS-S-327: Sangão (Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil) …

We describe a new species of the cricetid rodent Oxymycterus (Sigmodontinae), which
inhabits a transitional area between the southern Cerrado and the Atlantic Forest in south …

This chapter provides an overview of the knowledge on mammals in the Campos Sulinos.
To date, 134 native species have been recorded, of which eleven are endemic. Through a …

Reportamos la localidad más austral para el roedor sigmodontino Deltamys kempi Thomas,
1917: Arroyo Las Tijeras (36° 22'43” S, 56° 50'12” W, Partido de General Lavalle), cerca de …