Beyond the laboratory: the bank vole (Clethrionomys glareolus) as a novel model organism in biological research
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F67985904%3A_____%2F25%3A00639940" target="_blank" >RIV/67985904:_____/25:00639940 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://frontiersinzoology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12983-025-00578-y" target="_blank" >https://frontiersinzoology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12983-025-00578-y</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12983-025-00578-y" target="_blank" >10.1186/s12983-025-00578-y</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Beyond the laboratory: the bank vole (Clethrionomys glareolus) as a novel model organism in biological research
Original language description
Rodents constitute a significant proportion of mammalian diversity, with their adaptability and wide distribution making them indispensable study organisms across various biological disciplines. While the laboratory mouse remains a predominant model rodent, the bank vole (Clethrionomys glareolus) offers a unique perspective as a wild rodent within the large subfamily Arvicolinae. Recognized for its relevance to studynatural ecology, the bank vole provides insights into complex ecological interactions, evolutionary adaptations, and disease dynamics. Despite recent recognition of its importance in specific research areas, there is a lack of a comprehensive and up-to-date exploration of its role as a model organism. This review addresses this gap by offering a holistic examination of the bank vole's applications in ecology, evolution, biogeography, disease dynamics, and host-pathogen interactions. We emphasize novel insights into genetic variation, adaptation to climate change, population dynamics, experimental evolution, host-parasite co-evolution, and disease dynamics studies. By consolidating diverse research findings, this review provides a unique and comprehensive perspective on the bank vole's contributions to understanding ecology and evolution, underscoring its importance as a model organism in shaping future biological research.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10613 - Zoology
Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/LUAUS25009" target="_blank" >LUAUS25009: From refugia to resilience: the adaptive legacy of postglacial colonization.</a><br>
Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Frontiers in Zoology
ISSN
1742-9994
e-ISSN
1742-9994
Volume of the periodical
22
Issue of the periodical within the volume
1
Country of publishing house
GB - UNITED KINGDOM
Number of pages
23
Pages from-to
26
UT code for WoS article
001584763600001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-105018116829