Phylogenomics of African radiation of Praomyini (Muridae: Murinae) rodents: First fully resolved phylogeny, evolutionary history and delimitation of extant genera

V Nicolas, O Mikula, LA Lavrenchenko… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2021 - Elsevier
The tribe Praomyini is a diversified group including 64 species and eight extant rodent
genera. They live in a broad spectrum of habitats across whole sub-Saharan Africa …

Assessment of three mitochondrial genes (16S, Cytb, CO1) for identifying species in the Praomyini tribe (Rodentia: Muridae)

V Nicolas, B Schaeffer, AD Missoup, J Kennis… - PLoS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
The Praomyini tribe is one of the most diverse and abundant groups of Old World rodents.
Several species are known to be involved in crop damage and in the epidemiology of …

The roles of rivers and Pleistocene refugia in sha** genetic diversity in Praomys misonnei in tropical Africa

V Nicolas, AD Missoup, C Denys… - Journal of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Aim This study aims to elucidate the phylogeography of the murid rodent Praomys misonnei
and to document whether or not rain forest refugia and rivers structure patterns of diversity …

Genetic variation of the most abundant forest‐dwelling rodents in Central Africa (Praomys jacksoni complex): Evidence for Pleistocene refugia in both montane and …

D Mizerovská, V Nicolas, TC Demos… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Aim We investigate the Plio‐Pleistocene evolutionary history of one of the most
abundant rodents in Afrotropical forests. Specifically, we ask how their diversification was …

Mitochondrial phylogeny of African wood mice, genus Hylomyscus (Rodentia, Muridae): implications for their taxonomy and biogeography

V Nicolas, S Querouil, E Verheyen, W Verheyen… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2006 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the usefulness of two mitochondrial genes (16S rRNA and
cytochrome b) to solve taxonomical difficulties within the genus Hylomyscus and to infer its …

Comparative phylogeography of two sibling species of forest‐dwelling rodent (Praomys rostratus and P. tullbergi) in West Africa: different reactions to past forest …

V Nicolas, J Bryja, B Akpatou, A Konecny… - Molecular …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Two sibling species of the rodent genus Praomys occur in West African forests: P. tullbergi
and P. rostratus. By sampling across their geographical ranges (459 individuals from 77 …

Molecular and morphometric variation in two sibling species of the genus Praomys (Rodentia: Muridae): implications for biogeography

V Nicolas, B Akpatou, WIM Wendelen… - Zoological Journal of …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
The rodent genus Praomys is widely distributed in the African tropics. The species are
cryptic, rendering the species taxonomy unclear. There are differences of opinion …

The impact of the Congo River and its tributaries on the rodent genus Praomys: speciation origin or range expansion limit?

JAN Kennis, V Nicolas, JAN Hulselmans… - Zoological Journal of …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
We studied the taxonomy, distribution, and ecology of species within Praomys, a common
rodent genus present in rainforests and montane forests in sub-Saharan Africa. The …

Remarkable levels of avian louse (Insecta: Phthiraptera) diversity in the Congo Basin

JE Light, CE Nessner, DR Gustafsson… - Zoologica …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Although the Democratic Republic of the Congo is considered a megadiverse country, the
Congo Basin is not recognized as a conservation priority because of gross underestimates …

Diversity, dynamics and reproduction in a community of small mammals in Upper Guinea, with emphasis on pygmy mice ecology

E Fichet‐Calvet, L Audenaert, P Barrière… - African Journal of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
As part of a large survey on reservoirs of Lassa fever in Guinea, three villages were
investigated in high endemic zone, close to Sierra Leone border. Biodiversity of the small …