scholarly journals Identification keys to murid rodents of Argentina

Therya ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 501-526
Author(s):  
Pablo Teta ◽  
Pablo Jayat
Keyword(s):  
Identification Keys ◽  
Murid Rodents ◽  
Muroid Rodents

Muroid rodents are the most species-rich superfamily of rodents occurring in Argentina.  Increased fieldwork with these mammals depicts the need of adequate keys to identify species on the base of external characters.  In this contribution we provide three keys (one for families and subfamilies, and another two for Sigmodontinae and Muridae, respectively) for all known species of Cricetidae and Muridae distributed in Argentina (42 genera and 110 species).  In addition to the dichotomous keys, and as a way to facilitate the identification, we include for each species a brief description of its distribution and the main habitats where it occurs.

scholarly journals Fossils know it best: using a new set of fossil calibrations to improve the temporal phylogenetic framework of murid rodents (Rodentia: Myomorpha: Muroidea: Muridae)

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatiana Aghová ◽  
Yuri Kimura ◽  
Josef Bryja ◽  
Gauthier Dobigny ◽  
Laurent Granjon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mitochondrial Gene ◽  
Biogeographic Pattern ◽  
The Family ◽  
Afrotropical Region ◽  
Murid Rodents ◽  
Muroid Rodents ◽  
Vicariance Event ◽  
Phylogenetic Framework ◽  
Dated Phylogeny ◽  
Dispersal Events

AbstractMurid rodents (Rodentia: Myomorpha: Muroidea: Muridae) represent the most diverse and abundant mammalian group. In this study, we reconstruct a dated phylogeny of the family using a multilocus dataset (six nuclear and nine mitochondrial gene fragments) encompassing 160 species representing 82 distinct murid genera from four extant subfamilies (Deomyinae, Gerbillinae, Lophiomyinae, and Murinae). In comparison with previous studies on murid or muroid rodents, our work stands out for the implementation of multiple fossil constraints within the Muridae thanks to a thorough review of the fossil record. Before being assigned to specific nodes of the phylogeny, all potential fossil constraints were carefully assessed; they were also subjected to several cross-validation analyses. The resulting phylogeny is consistent with previous phylogenetic studies on murids, and recovers the monophyly of all sampled murid subfamilies and tribes. Based on nine controlled fossil calibrations, our inferred temporal timeframe indicates that the murid family likely originated in the course of the Early Miocene, 23.0-16.0 million years ago (Ma), and that most major lineages (i.e. tribes) have started diversifyingca.10 Ma. Historical biogeography analyses support the Paleotropical origin for the family, with an initial internal split (vicariance event) followed by subsequent migrations between Afrotropical and Indomalayan lineages. During the course of their diversification, the biogeographic pattern of murids is marked by several dispersal events toward the Australasian and the Palearctic regions, mostly from the Indomalaya. The Afrotropical region was also secondarily colonized at least three times from the Indomalaya, indicating that the latter region has acted as a major centre of diversification for the family.

Estrous Cycles of Nine Species of Muroid Rodents

1977 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. A. Dewsbury ◽  
D. Q. Estep ◽  
D. L. Lanier
Keyword(s):  
Estrous Cycles ◽  
Muroid Rodents

scholarly journals Exploration strategies map along fast-slow metabolic and life-history continua in muroid rodents

2009 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 150-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Careau ◽  
O. R. P. Bininda-Emonds ◽  
D. W. Thomas ◽  
D. Réale ◽  
M. M. Humphries
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Muroid Rodents

scholarly journals Patterns in Size and Shedding of Fasciola hepatica Eggs by Naturally and Experimentally Infected Murid Rodents

2002 ◽  
Vol 88 (2) ◽  
pp. 308
Author(s):  
M. Adela Valero ◽  
Miroslava Panova ◽  
Ana M. Comes ◽  
Roger Fons ◽  
Santiago Mas-Coma
Keyword(s):  
Fasciola Hepatica ◽  
Murid Rodents

scholarly journals Diurnal patterning of eight activities in 14 species of muroid rodents

1980 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 322-330 ◽  
Author(s):  
Denis J. Baumgardner ◽  
Susan E. Ward ◽  
Donald A. Dewsbury
Keyword(s):  
Muroid Rodents

Darwin wasps of the subfamily Pimplinae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) of Mexico: genera Apechthis Förster, Itoplectis Förster and Pimpla Fabricius

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5071 (4) ◽  
pp. 451-491
Author(s):  
ANDREY I. KHALAIM ◽  
ENRIQUE RUÍZ-CANCINO
Keyword(s):  
Junior Synonym ◽  
South American ◽  
The South ◽  
South American Species ◽  
Identification Keys ◽  
First Time ◽  
Mexican Species

Mexican species of three pimpline genera, Apechthis Förster (one  species), Itoplectis Förster (six species) and Pimpla Fabricius (20 species, including one unidentified taxon), are reviewed. Four species of Pimpla are described as new to science: P. chamela sp. nov., P. oaxacana sp. nov., P. tequila sp. nov. and P. xalapana sp. nov. Pimpla thoracica Morley, 1914 is found to be a junior synonym of P. ellopiae Harrington, 1892 (syn. nov.). Apechthis zapoteca (Cresson) is recorded for the first time from Venezuela, Pimpla dimidiata (Townes) from Mexico, P. caeruleata Cresson, P. croceiventris (Cresson), P. sanguinipes Cresson and P. sumichrasti Cresson from Honduras, P. ichneumoniformis Cresson and P. viridescens Morley from Guatemala and Honduras, and P. punicipes Cresson from Panama. The South American species Pimpla caerulea Brullé and the Nearctic species P. pedalis Cresson are excluded from the Mexican fauna. Male of Itoplectis mexicana and female of Pimpla dimidiata are recorded for the first time. Identification keys to the species of Itoplectis and Pimpla occurring in Mexico are provided.  

Electromorphs and Phylogeny in Muroid Rodents

1985 ◽  
pp. 671-683 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francois Bonhomme ◽  
Djoko Iskandar ◽  
Louis Thaler ◽  
Francis Petter
Keyword(s):  
Muroid Rodents

scholarly journals Proposal for an index to evaluate dichotomous keys

ZooKeys ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 685 ◽  
pp. 83-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nguyen Van Sinh ◽  
Martin Wiemers ◽  
Josef Settele
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Evaluation ◽  
Identification Keys

Dichotomous keys are the most popular type of identification keys. Studies have been conducted to evaluate dichotomous keys in many aspects. In this paper we propose an index for quantitative evaluation of dichotomous keys (Edicho). The index is based on the evenness and allows comparing identification keys of different sizes.

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