Integrative taxonomic revision of the Ethiopian endemic rodent genus Stenocephalemys (Muridae: Murinae: Praomyini) with the description of two new species
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60076658%3A12310%2F20%3A43901311" target="_blank" >RIV/60076658:12310/20:43901311 - isvavai.cz</a>
Alternative codes found
RIV/68081766:_____/20:00532763 RIV/00216224:14310/20:00117267
Result on the web
<a href="https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-vertebrate-biology/volume-69/issue-2/jvb.20031/Integrative-taxonomic-revision-of-the-Ethiopian-endemic-rodent-genus-Stenocephalemys/10.25225/jvb.20031.full" target="_blank" >https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-vertebrate-biology/volume-69/issue-2/jvb.20031/Integrative-taxonomic-revision-of-the-Ethiopian-endemic-rodent-genus-Stenocephalemys/10.25225/jvb.20031.full</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.25225/jvb.20031" target="_blank" >10.25225/jvb.20031</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Integrative taxonomic revision of the Ethiopian endemic rodent genus Stenocephalemys (Muridae: Murinae: Praomyini) with the description of two new species
Original language description
Ethiopian rats (genus Stenocephalemys) represent a monophyletic group of Ethiopian endemic rodents that diverged in the Ethiopian Highlands during the Pleistocene. Because of the frequent occurrence of so-called reticulate evolution (i.e. repeated hybridization of partially diverged populations), their taxonomy has not been adequately resolved, despite the fact that they belong to the most abundant rodent genus in Ethiopia and are important as pests and carriers of pathogens (e.g. hantaviruses). Here we analysed material for 623 Stenocephalemys specimens using integrative taxonomy composed of genomic analyses (388 nuclear markers and complete mitogenomes), 2D-geometric morphometry of skulls and classical morphometry of external traits. The genus consists of six clearly defined gene pools (= species), characterized by specific morphology, ecology and distribution. Two of them, described here as new species, live in fragmented populations in Afroalpine habitats in the north-western part of the Ethiopian Highlands. We also showed that mitochondrial DNA is not applicable as a universal diagnostic tool for species discrimination in Stenocephalemys, because of multiple cases of mitochondrial introgression. This finding illustrates the utility of the genus as a suitable model for future studies of mito-nuclear coevolution along an elevational gradient.
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Classification
Type
J<sub>ost</sub> - Miscellaneous article in a specialist periodical
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10613 - Zoology
Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/GA18-17398S" target="_blank" >GA18-17398S: Evolution at steep elevational gradients: assessing the role of genetic and ecological factors in speciation process</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)
Others
Publication year
2020
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Journal of Vertebrate Biology
ISSN
2694-7684
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Volume of the periodical
69
Issue of the periodical within the volume
2
Country of publishing house
CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC
Number of pages
21
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UT code for WoS article
000588631400005
EID of the result in the Scopus database
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