Old views and new insights: taxonomic revision of the Bukovina blind mole rat, Spalax graecus (Rodentia: Spalacinae)
2013; Oxford University Press; Volume: 169; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1111/zoj.12081
ISSN1096-3642
AutoresAttila Németh, Zalán G. Homonnay, Virág Krízsik, Máté Csorba, Tomáš Pavlı́ček, Zsolt Hegyeli, Yarin Hadid, Szilárd Sugár, J. Farkas, Gábor Csorba,
Tópico(s)Mollusks and Parasites Studies
ResumoZoological Journal of the Linnean SocietyVolume 169, Issue 4 p. 903-914 Original Article Old views and new insights: taxonomic revision of the Bukovina blind mole rat, Spalax graecus (Rodentia: Spalacinae) Attila Németh, Attila Németh MTA-MTM-ELTE Research Group for Paleontology, Budapest, HungarySearch for more papers by this authorZalán G. Homonnay, Zalán G. Homonnay Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, HungarySearch for more papers by this authorVirág Krízsik, Virág Krízsik Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest, HungarySearch for more papers by this authorMáté Csorba, Máté Csorba Szent István University, Gödöllő, HungarySearch for more papers by this authorTomáš Pavlíček, Tomáš Pavlíček Insitute of Evolution, University of Haifa, Haifa, IsraelSearch for more papers by this authorZsolt Hegyeli, Zsolt Hegyeli ‘Milvus Group’ Bird and Nature Protection Association, Târgu Mureş, RomaniaSearch for more papers by this authorYarin Hadid, Yarin Hadid Insitute of Evolution, University of Haifa, Haifa, IsraelSearch for more papers by this authorSzilárd Sugár, Szilárd Sugár ‘Milvus Group’ Bird and Nature Protection Association, Târgu Mureş, RomaniaSearch for more papers by this authorJános Farkas, János Farkas Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, HungarySearch for more papers by this authorGábor Csorba, Corresponding Author Gábor Csorba Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest, HungaryCorresponding author. E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author Attila Németh, Attila Németh MTA-MTM-ELTE Research Group for Paleontology, Budapest, HungarySearch for more papers by this authorZalán G. Homonnay, Zalán G. Homonnay Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, HungarySearch for more papers by this authorVirág Krízsik, Virág Krízsik Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest, HungarySearch for more papers by this authorMáté Csorba, Máté Csorba Szent István University, Gödöllő, HungarySearch for more papers by this authorTomáš Pavlíček, Tomáš Pavlíček Insitute of Evolution, University of Haifa, Haifa, IsraelSearch for more papers by this authorZsolt Hegyeli, Zsolt Hegyeli ‘Milvus Group’ Bird and Nature Protection Association, Târgu Mureş, RomaniaSearch for more papers by this authorYarin Hadid, Yarin Hadid Insitute of Evolution, University of Haifa, Haifa, IsraelSearch for more papers by this authorSzilárd Sugár, Szilárd Sugár ‘Milvus Group’ Bird and Nature Protection Association, Târgu Mureş, RomaniaSearch for more papers by this authorJános Farkas, János Farkas Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, HungarySearch for more papers by this authorGábor Csorba, Corresponding Author Gábor Csorba Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest, HungaryCorresponding author. E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author First published: 29 October 2013 https://doi.org/10.1111/zoj.12081Citations: 3Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Abstract As a result of their rather uniform external appearance and gross cranial morphology, the systematics of blind mole rats has been hotly debated over the last century; however, the separation of the large-bodied and small-bodied blind mole rats at the genus level (Spalax and Nannospalax, respectively), suggested earlier on morphological grounds, is strongly supported by recent molecular biological evidence. The species of Spalax have so far been distinguished from each other by cranial traits only, especially the outline of sutures of the cranium, and the shape and relative size of the nasal and parietal bones. Based on mitochondrial DNA sequences (with the widest taxonomic and geographic coverage so far) and detailed anatomical comparisons of museum specimens, we herewith provide a revision of the taxonomic and phylogenetic status of the westernmost representative of the genus, Spalax graecus s.l. We clarify that antiquus and istricus – presently regarded as synonyms of graecus – are well-defined species, and they together form a separate clade within Spalax. The robustness of our conclusions is supported by the combined evidence of morphology, multilocus phylogeny, species distribution, and taxon history (species congruence with past tectonic and climate events). © 2013 The Linnean Society of London References Akkiraz MS, Akgün F, Utescher T, Bruch AA, Mosbrugger V. 2011. Precipitation gradients during the Miocene in Western and Central Turkey as quantified from pollen data. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 304: 276–290. Arslan A, Akan S, Zima J. 2011. 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