Arvicolinae is one of the most impressive placental radiations with over 150 extant and numerous extinct species that emerged since Miocene in Northern Hemisphere. The phylogeny has been studied intensively for several decades using morphological genetic methods. Here, we sequenced 30 new mitochondrial genomes to better understand evolutionary relationships among major tribes genera within subfamily. phylogenetic molecular dating analyses based on 11,391 bp concatenated alignment...

Voles and lemmings (subfamily Arvicolinae) remain some of the most difficult groups for disentangling phylogenetic relations owing to recent very fast explosive radiation. The rapid radiation events are challenging analysis produce bushes various shapes that impossible resolve with a straightforward approach using individual loci. Here quaddRAD-seq technique transcriptomes, we tested whether data from nuclear genome consistent trees inferred earlier loci mitogenomes in topology divergence...

The phylogenetic relationships among major lineages of the planthopper family Issidae were explored by analyzing a molecular dataset nine fragments (COI, CytB, 12S, H3, 16S, 18SII, 18SIII, 28S D3–D5, D6–D7) and 48 terminal taxa. Bayesian Maximum likelihood analyses yielded similar mostly well-resolved trees with moderate to high support for most branches. obtained results suggest subdivision Spinola into two subfamilies, Issinae Spinola, 1839 (= Thioniinae Melichar, 1906, = Hemisphaeriinae...

Life under the earth surface is highly challenging and associated with a number of morphological, physiological behavioral modifications. Subterranean niche protects animals from predators, fluctuations in environmental parameters, but characterized by high levels carbon dioxide low oxygen implies energy requirements burrowing. Moreover, it lacks most sensory inputs available above ground. The current study describes results RNA-seq analysis four subterranean voles subfamily Arvicolinae:...

The extraction of museum DNA from a unique collection samples the “Crocidura pergrisea” species complex, which comprises local endemics Central and West Asia, allowed us to determine their inter- intragroup relationships. first step this study was re-evaluation heavily damaged type specimens C. armenica via microcomputed-tomography-based cybertaxonomic approach (CTtax), enabled precise description species’ morphology; three-dimensional models cybertypes were made available through MorphoBank...

This study evaluates signatures of selection in the evolution mitochondrial DNA voles, subfamily Arvicolinae, during colonization subterranean environments. The comparative sequence analysis protein-coding genes eight vole species (Prometheomys schaposchnikowi, three genus Ellobius: Ellobius talpinus, fuscocapillus and lutescens, two Terricola: Terricola subterraneus daghestanicus, Lasiopodomys mandarinus, Hyperacrius fertilis) their closest aboveground relatives was applied using...

In this article, we present the nearly complete mitochondrial genome of Subalpine Kashmir vole Hyperacrius fertilis (Arvicolinae, Cricetidae, Rodentia), assembled using data from Illumina next-generation sequencing (NGS) DNA a century-old museum specimen. De novo assembly consisted 16,341 bp and included all mitogenome protein-coding genes as well 12S 16S RNAs, tRNAs D-loop. Using alignment 14 previously published Arvicolini tribe mitogenomes, seven Clethrionomyini also Ondatra Dicrostonyx...

Abstract Arvicolinae is one of the most impressive placental radiations with over 150 extant and numerous extinct species that emerged since Miocene in Northern Hemisphere. The phylogeny has been studied intensively for several decades using morphological genetic methods. Here, we sequenced 30 new mitochondrial genomes to better understand evolutionary relationships among major tribes genera within subfamily. phylogenetic molecular dating analyses based on 11,391 bp concatenated alignment...

The bank vole (Myodes glareolus) and the northern red-backed (M. rutilus) are two phylogenetically close sylvatic species with a widely sympatric range (European part of Russia, Western Siberia). A significant number M. glareolus mitochondrial genome rutilus was detected in this sympatry zone earlier only one first generation hybrid (F1) discovered. aim present study is to assess extent modern hybridization analyze possible conditions interspecies between voles. cytochrome b gene sequences...

The subterranean voles of the genus Ellobius are species subfamily Arvicolinae well adapted to underground life. In this paper, we report assemblies complete mitochondrial genomes for three mole from – northern vole talpinus (16,376 bp), transcaucasian E. lutescens (16,540 and southern fuscocapillus (16,388 bp). Each mitogenomes encode 12S 16S rRNAs, 22 tRNAs, 13 protein-coding genes, D-loop in characteristic arrangement (Rodentia: Cricetidae). This study verifies evolutionary status...

Abstract The subgenus Aschizomys belongs to the genus Alticola (Central Asian mountain vole) and consists of two species: macrotis lemminus. Phylogenetic relationships within remain obscure due limited sampling, an insufficient number molecular markers used in phylogenetic studies, paraphyly observed on mitochondrial trees. In this work, infer reliable evaluate putative scenarios ancient hybridization subgenus, we applied double‐digest restriction site‐associated DNA paired‐end (quaddRAD)...

In this study, we present an assessment of the evolutionary history and phylogenetic relationships Asian mountain voles subgenus Aschizomys, genus Alticola, based on extensive sampling analyses data from mitochondrial nuclear markers. Two species are widespread in areas north-eastern Asia. However, both their distribution taxonomic borders remained questionable for more than 100 years. Our study showed discordance patterns between mtDNA We found that A. lemminus is paraphyletic relative to...

Abstract Chimetopon camerunensis Schmidt, 1910 from Equatorial Africa along with Oronoqua orellana Gnezdilov et Bartlett, 2020 and Sarnus rhomboidalis Fennah, 1965 South America are included in the molecular analysis of family Issidae for first time. DNA Ch. was extracted an old dry specimen collected more than 50 years ago. Based on our analysis, tribe Chimetopini Gnezdilov, 2017 is nested within subfamily Hysteropterinae, showing close relationships to North African southern European...

The subfamily Crocidurinae unites white-toothed shrews (Eulipotyphla: Soricidae) and is the largest group of living eulipotyphlans; among them, genus Crocidura contains approximately half soricids diversity.Within endemics Central West Asia, species "pergrisea" retains relentless interest.In this context, a major question taxonomic position validity an Armenia endemic armenica, which since 2014 has been excluded from list Mammal Species World.In study, we obtained complete mitochondrial...

<title>Abstract</title> Dormice (family Gliridae), is an ancient group, in the Oligocene and Early Miocene it was entirely dominant rodent family, current diversity represented with few extant species. The Kazakhstan endemic, desert dormouse <italic>Selevinia betpakdalaensis</italic> one of most enigmatic lack genetic data did not allow <italic>Selevinia</italic> to be included previous molecular phylogenetic analysis. In study we report first for <italic>S. as well mitochondrial genomes...

The voles and lemmings (subfamily Arvicolinae) remain one of the most difficult groups for disentangling phylogenetic relationships due to recent very fast explosive radiation. rapid radiations are challenging analysis producing bushes various forms impossible resolve with a straightforward approach using individual loci. Here quaddRADseq technique comprehensive sample transcriptomes on limited we test whether data from nuclear genome consistent trees inferred earlier in topology divergence...

A high morphological specialization is noted for vipers from the isolated populations of Otlubekli Daglari Ridge, Zekeriya Village, Ardahan pass, Mt. Ilgar-Dag (Turkey), Javakheti Plateau (Armenia, Georgia). New forms shield-head are described Turkish Lesser Caucasus and east Turkey: Pelias sakoi sp. nov. (Otlubekli Ridge), darevskii uzumorum ssp. (Southern limestone part Yalnizcam kumlutasi (Northern volcanic Ridge). Keys to identification species subspecies darevskii-olguni complex given,...

In this paper, we report the complete mitochondrial genome of northern smooth-tailed treeshrew Dendrogale murina, which was sequenced for first time using Illumina next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology. The total length is 16,844–16,850 bp and encodes 37 genes, including two ribosomal RNAs (rRNAs) 12S 16S, 22 transfer (tRNAs), 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), a D-loop in characteristic arrangement family Tupaiidae (Mammalia: Scandentia). overall base composition DNA A (33.5%), C...

Despite the high level of interest, population history arctic foxes during Late Pleistocene and Holocene remains poorly understood. Here we aimed to fill gaps in demographic colonization fox by analyzing new ancient DNA data from fossil specimens aged 50 1 thousand years Northern Polar Urals, historic museum Novaya Zemlya Archipelago Taymyr Peninsula supplementing these previously published sequences recent extinct other regions. This dataset was used for reconstruction a time-calibrated...

The current study evaluates the selection signals in evolution of mitochondrial DNA voles, subfamily Arvicolinae, during colonization subterranean environments. comparative sequence analysis protein-coding genes eight vole species (Prometheomys schaposchnikowi, three genus Ellobius: E. talpinus, fuscocapillus and lutescens, two Terricola: T. subterraneus daghestanicus, Lasiopodomys mandarinus Hyperacrius fertilis) their closest aboveground relatives using codon-substitution models was...