Discriminant analysis of dental and cranial characteristics in the wood mice<i>Apodemus hyrcanicus</i>and<i>A. hermonensis</i>(Rodentia, Muridae) from Iran

Javidkar, Mohammad; Darvish, Jamshid; Bakhtiari, Alireza Riahi

doi:10.1080/09397140.2005.10638097

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“…This is in agreement with the results of Macholan et al (2001), Javidkar et al (2005, and Darvish et al (2006). This is in agreement with the results of Macholan et al (2001), Javidkar et al (2005, and Darvish et al (2006).…”

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“…Among the species studied, A. hyrcanicus was the most distinct; this is also in agreement with results obtained from previous studies (Javidkar et al 2005). Janzekovic and Krystufek (2004) stated that the slender upper M1/ is an evolved character considering that the first upper molar of primitive fossil Apodemus species was broad and robust (Sen 1977, Storch 1987, Fejfar and Storch 1990.…”

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“…Javidkar et al (2005) found significant morphological differences in two species of Iranian wood mice, A. witherbyi (as hermonensis) and A. hyrcanicus, using multivariate analysis of skull distance measurements that only document the shape variation in directions sampled by the measurement scheme (Bookstein 1991). Apart from a single wood mouse specimen recorded by De Roguin (1988) from Deh Bakri of Kerman, this species is the only report of Apodemus from the central Iranian Plateau.…”

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“…In this study, we used geometric morphometric methods to re-examine the systematic status of wood mice from northeast Iran and the taxa analyzed by Javidkar et al (2005), as well as their relationships with the recently reported species A. avicennicus. We also aimed to elucidate shape variations and size differences for the mandible and upper molars in the above-mentioned taxa.…”

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“…Table 1 for more details). The specimens examined originated from the collection of the Zoology Museum of Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran (ZMF) and were collected and identified by the authors in previous studies (Javidkar et al 2005. The specimens examined originated from the collection of the Zoology Museum of Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran (ZMF) and were collected and identified by the authors in previous studies (Javidkar et al 2005.…”

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Geometric morphometric analysis of Iranian wood mice of the genus Apodemus (Rodentia, Muridae)

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Morphological differences among five populations of Iranian wood mice belonging to three species of the genus Apodemus (A. witherbyi, A. hyrcanicus, and A. avicennicus) were investigated using landmark-based geometric morphometrics of the upper molars and the mandible. Results indicate that all species are completely recognizable by their shape. Apodemus hyrcanicus is the most distinct species, having short coronoid and angular processes. The upper molars of A. avicennicus are more similar to those of A. hyrcanicus, although the former is completely recognizable by the smaller size of the upper molars. This similarity, which relates to broadening and robustness of the upper molars, implies that these two species are more primitive than A. witherbyi. It seems that this primitive character has been retained in A. avicennicus after its separation from an ancestral population in the Zagros Mountains. There is no significant upper molar size difference between A. witherbyi and A. hyrcanicus. Mandible size is also statistically identical in the populations studied. Wood mice of northeastern Iran are morphometrically very close to A. witherbyi of the Elburz Mountains and are assumed to be the same species.

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