The biology of an isolated Mashona mole-rat population from southern Malawi, with implications for the diversity and biogeography of the genus Fukomys
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
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Alternative codes found
RIV/60076658:12310/23:43907810 RIV/60460709:41320/23:97936
Result on the web
<a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13127-023-00604-z" target="_blank" >https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13127-023-00604-z</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13127-023-00604-z" target="_blank" >10.1007/s13127-023-00604-z</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
The biology of an isolated Mashona mole-rat population from southern Malawi, with implications for the diversity and biogeography of the genus Fukomys
Original language description
The Mashona mole-rat, Fukomys darlingi (Thomas, 1895), is a little studied social African mole-rat (Bathyergidae) from south-astern Africa. Here, we present an integrative study characterizing the genetic diversity of populations assigned to F. darlingi with special focus on animals from Nsanje, southern Malawi. These mole-rats show pronounced differences in body mass and general appearance compared to nominate F. darlingi from Zimbabwe and Mozambique, but their taxonomic status has so far remained unclear. A genetic analysis encompassing all major lineages of the genus Fukomys suggests that this population indeed represents a deeply nested lineage within the F. darlingi clade. The karyotype of the Nsanje mole-rats also corresponds to that of the nominate form, being 2n = 54. While both nuclear and mitochondrial data agree about the assignment of the Nsanje mole-rats to F. darlingi, our analyses revealed substantial mitonuclear discordance for other branches within the Fukomys phylogenetic tree. Nsanje mole-rats are significantly larger than nominate F. darlingi and their ontogeny and reproduction closely resemble similar-sized congeneric species rather than the nominate population. The somatic growth of the Nsanje form is the slowest of all African mole-rats. The maximum life span of F. darlingi is at least 19 years. The observed differences between nominate F. darlingi and mole-rats from Nsanje may be attributed mainly to their different body mass. Our study highlights the advantages of an integrative approach for understanding the diversity of African mole-rats and emphasizes the great intraspecific variability that may be encountered in these underground-dwelling rodents.
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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/GA20-10222S" target="_blank" >GA20-10222S: Phylogeny, adaptation and evolution of sociality in African mole-rats, a model group in evolutionary and biomedical research</a><br>
Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2023
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Organisms Diversity & Evolution
ISSN
1439-6092
e-ISSN
1618-1077
Volume of the periodical
23
Issue of the periodical within the volume
3
Country of publishing house
DE - GERMANY
Number of pages
18
Pages from-to
603-620
UT code for WoS article
000960363300001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85151001276