Abstract With almost 2,600 species, Rodentia is the most diverse order of mammals. Here,
we provide an overview of changes in our understanding of the systematics of living rodents …

Natural history collections serve as important sources of biological data for scientists,
educators, and the general public. These collections are a crucial cornerstone for …

The evolutionary relationships between Peromyscus, Habromys, Isthmomys,
Megadontomys, Neotomodon, Osgoodomys, and Podomys are poorly understood. In order …

Abstract The Tres Marías archipelago in the central Mexican Pacific is a protected area that
has a complex geological history due to its tectonic setting. This study describes an …

The objectives of this study are to examine the available molecular data from the
mitochondrial cytochrome-b gene (Cytb) and a concatenated dataset with this gene and two …

The mountain mice of the P eromyscus mexicanus group currently encompass six known
species; however, the limits between species remain uncertain, with two considered …

Peromyscus maniculatus is one of the most commonly encountered and intensively studied
small mammal species in North America. Because of a broad geographic distribution …

Specimens of the Peromyscus boylii species group occurring in the montane regions of
Michoacán, México, historically have been assigned to P. levipes. However, previous …

Abstract The Sierra Madre Occidental (SMO) is the largest mountain range in Mexico (1,400
km long), and yet one of the least studied regions. Using records from museum specimens …

The Peromyscus maniculatus species complex is one of the most widespread group of small
mammals in North America. However, the taxonomy and phylogenetic relationships among …