Phylogeny of the Arvicolidae (Rodentia): Biochemical and Paleontological Evidence

Chaline, Jean; Graf, Jean-Daniel

doi:10.2307/1381744

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“…It means that the development of arvicolid teeth is not a chaotic process, but limited to their morphology, which, together with the natural selection, is a guide mechanism for the evolution of this group. Th is is clearly visible in morphology of late Miocene rodents (Chaline, 1987;Chaline, Graf, 1988;Fejfar et al, 2011), and justifi ed for molars in the evolutionary lineage Allophaiomys-Microtus or Mimomys-Arvicola (Rabeder, 1981;Heinrich, 1990;Rekovets, 1990Rekovets, , 1994Maul et al, 2000).…”

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Phenomenon in the Evolution of Voles (Mammalia, Rodentia, Arvicolidae)

Rekovets¹,

Kovalchuk²

2017

Vestnik Zoologii

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Phenomenon in the Evolution of Voles (Mammalia, Rodentia, Arvicolidae). Rekovets, L. I., Kovalchuk, О. М. -Th is paper presents analytical results of the study of adaptatiogenesis within the family Arvicolidae (Mammalia, Rodentia) based of morphological changes of the most functional characters of their masticatory apparatus -dental system -through time. Th e main directions of the morphological diff erentiation in parallel evolution of the arvicolid tooth type within the Cricetidae and Arvicolidae during late Miocene and Pliocene were identifi ed and substantiated. It is shown that such unique morphological structure as the arvicolid tooth type has provided a relatively high rate of evolution of voles and a wide range of their adaptive radiation, as well as has determined their taxonomic and ecological diversity. Th e optimality of the current state of this group and evaluation of evolutionary prospects of Arvicolidae were presented and substantiated here as a phenomenon in their evolution.

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Phenomenon in the Evolution of Voles (Mammalia, Rodentia, Arvicolidae)

Rekovets¹,

Kovalchuk²

2017

Vestnik Zoologii

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“…Spalacinae/Rhizominae divergence: Robinson et al (1997). Divergence within Arvicolinae (Microtus and Pitymys): Chaline and Graf (1988). Divergence within Murinae: Watts and Baverstock (1995).…”

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The Influence of Foraging Mode and Arid Adaptation on the Basal Metabolic Rates of Burrowing Mammals

White

2003

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

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JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact support@jstor.org.. Accepted 10/1/02 The University of Chicago Press ABSTRACTTwo competing but nonexclusive hypotheses to explain the reduced basal metabolic rate (BMR) of mammals that live and forage underground (fossorial species) are examined by comparing this group with burrowing mammals that forage on the surface (semifossorial species). These hypotheses suggest that the low BMR of fossorial species either compensates for the enormous energetic demands of subterranean foraging (the cost-of-burrowing hypothesis) or prevents overheating in closed burrow systems (the thermal-stress hypothesis). Because phylogentically informed allometric analysis showed that arid burrowing mammals have a significantly lower BMR than mesic ones, fossorial and semifossorial species were compared within these groups. The BMRs of mesic fossorial and semifossorial mammals could not be reliably distinguished, nor could the BMRs of large (177 g) arid fossorial and semifossorial mammals. This finding favours the thermal-stress hypothesis, because the groups appear to have similar BMRs despite differences in foraging costs. However, in support of the cost-ofburrowing hypothesis, small (!77 g) arid fossorial mammals were found to have a significantly lower BMR than semifossorial mammals of the similar size. Given the high mass-specific metabolic rates of small animals, they are expected to be under severe energy and water stress in arid environments. Under such conditions, the greatly reduced BMR of small fossorial species may compensate for the enormous energetic demands of subterranean foraging.

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“…Based on these structures, the genera Microtus and Clethrionomys are more closely related to each other than both are to Arvicola (Niethammer and Krapp, 1982). However, biochemical data (Chaline and Graf, 1988) and DNA/DNA hybridization data (Catzeflis et al, 1987) suggested a closer relationship between Microtus and Arvicola. With our data, the alternative placement cannot be rejected.…”

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“…Morphological, karyological, biochemical, and molecular data have all been used (Brownell, 1983;Gill et al, 1987;Catzeflis et al, 1987;Chaline and Graf, 1988;Robinson et al, 1997). Initial attempts to classify rodent families were based on dental structures of fossil and extant rodents.…”

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Molecular Phylogeny of European Muroid Rodents Based on Complete Cytochrome b Sequences

Martin

Gerlach

Schlötterer

et al. 2000

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

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Phylogenetic relationships among 18 species of mainly European muroid rodents that belong to three subfamilies were estimated using complete sequences of the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene. The inferred monophyly of the subfamilies Murinae (mice and rats) and Arvicolinae (voles, lemmings, and muskrats) is in agreement with previous studies. Within the Murinae, the morphology-based division of the genus Apodemus into three subgenera is supported by these DNA sequence data. The relationships among the different genera of the Murinae were generally poorly resolved, and the relationships of Micromys and Acomys to the other murine genera remained unresolved. Within the subfamily Arvicolinae, the relations of the genera Arvicola, Clethrionomys, and Microtus remained tentative with our data. However, within the Microtus group, there is a good molecular support for the phylogenetic relationships. These findings suggest that the origin of the different murine and arvicoline lineages was rapid, indicating an adaptive radiation with fast speciation.

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Phylogeny of the Arvicolidae (Rodentia): Biochemical and Paleontological Evidence

Cited by 109 publications

References 15 publications

Phenomenon in the Evolution of Voles (Mammalia, Rodentia, Arvicolidae)

Phenomenon in the Evolution of Voles (Mammalia, Rodentia, Arvicolidae)

The Influence of Foraging Mode and Arid Adaptation on the Basal Metabolic Rates of Burrowing Mammals

Molecular Phylogeny of European Muroid Rodents Based on Complete Cytochrome b Sequences

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