We combined new sequence data for more than 300 muroid rodent species with our
previously published sequences for up to five nuclear and one mitochondrial genes to …

The designation of taxonomic units has important implications for the understanding and
conservation of biodiversity. Eurasian vipers are a monophyletic group of viperid snakes …

Abstract The Persian Jird, Meriones persicus, is distributed from Eastern Anatolia to
Afghanistan and western Pakistan. Six subspecies were described based on skull features …

Aim We test whether geographical variation in the length of appendages in rodent species
follows predictions of Allen's rule (a positive relationship between appendage length and …

We provide an annotated checklist of rodents of Ethiopia. For each species we show a
distributional map based on critically revised data from:(1) published literature;(2) museum …

Abstract Aim The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) expert range maps
and the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) species occurrence data are …

The pattern of increased body size in colder climates, or Bergmann's rule, is common in
endotherms. However, empirical support has been mixed among clades, and it varies …

Background Spiny mice of the genus Acomys are distributed mainly in dry open habitats in
Africa and the Middle East, and they are widely used as model taxa for various biological …

How environmental factors shape species morphology and distributions is a key issue in
ecology, especially in similar environments. Species of Myospalacinae exhibit widespread …

Background Extinct organisms provide vital information about the time of origination and
biogeography of extant groups. The development of phylogenetic methods to study …