The Niviventer fulvescens species complex (NFSC), a group of abundant and taxonomically
ambiguous rodent taxa, is distributed from Southeast Asia to south-eastern China. We …

Background Rattus tanezumi is a common commensal rat and an important host animal of
bubonic plague in South China and Southeast Asia. The northward dispersal of this species …

Rats of the Niviventer niviventer species complex (NNSC) are among the most abundant
small mammals in Southeast Asia and China. More than 20 species or subspecies have …

Pleistocene climate changes played a significant role in the speciation of temperate insects.
Cold‐adapted species responding to past climatic events, however, remain rarely …

Burrowing animals are a critical driver of terrestrial ecosystem functioning, but we know little
about their effects on soil microbiomes. Here, we evaluated the effect of burrowing animals …

Rodents are the major remaining mammals in many terrestrial ecosystems after the
historical loss of megafauna and large-bodied taxa. Niviventer confucianus is a dominant …

Molecular phylogeography and species distribution modelling (SDM) suggest that late
Quaternary glacial cycles have portrayed a significant role in structuring current population …

Abstract The Hengduan Mountains region is known for its river capture and drainage
reversal events during the tectonic upheaval of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. However, little …

Background The distribution of genetic diversity and the underlying processes are important
for conservation planning but are unknown for most species and have not been well studied …

The role of the Hengduan Mountains in biodiversity distribution is well-documented, but the
impact of its subsidiary ranges on species distribution and evolution remains unclear. This …