Abstract Background and Aims In spite of the abundance of archaeological, bio-
archaeological, historical and genetic data, the origins, historical biogeography, identity of …

Aim The main purpose of this work is to understand the origin, history, historical
biogeography and mechanisms of date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) domestication …

The respective roles of the phylogenetic and ecological components in an adaptive radiation
are tested on a sample of Old World rats and mice (Muridae, Murinae). Phylogeny was …

The pattern of correlations between geographic–environmental variables and geometric
shape descriptors for the skull and mandible of Thrichomys apereoides was studied by …

Sequences of the mitochondrial cytochrome b (1140 bp) and nuclear IRBP (1152 bp) genes
were used to assess the evolutionary history of Apodemus, using the complete set of Asian …

Using museum specimens, we studied temporal changes in skull size in two species of
Japanese rodents, the large Japanese field mouse (Apodemus speciosus) and Pratt's vole …

Island evolution may be expected to involve fast initial morphological divergence followed
by stasis. We tested this model using the dental phenotype of modern and ancient common …

Population differentiation is a crucial step in the speciation process and is therefore a central
subject in studies of microevolution. Assessing divergence and inferring its dynamics in …

The house mouse (Mus musculus domesticus) and the short-tailed mouse of the eastern
Mediterranean area (M. macedonicus) were thought to live sympatrically on Cyprus Island …

As stated by the island rule, small mammals evolve toward gigantism on islands. In addition
they are known to evolve faster than their mainland counterparts. Body size in island …