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 …

Cryptic diversity of Crocidura shrews in the savannahs of Eastern and Southern Africa

M Dianat, I Voet, D Ortiz, JG de Bellocq… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Crocidura (Eulipotyphla, Soricidae) is the most species-rich genus among
mammals, with high cryptic diversity and complicated taxonomy. The hirta-flavescens group …

Biogeography of Angolan rodents: The first glimpse based on phylogenetic evidence

J Krásová, O Mikula, J Bryja, NL Baptista… - Diversity and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Assessment of phylogenetic diversity and biogeographical affinities of the rodent fauna
from one of the most neglected areas in Africa. Location Angola (with biogeographical …

Four-toed sengi (Petrodromus tetradactylus, Afrotheria, Mammalia) museomics reveals a crucial role of East African forests in macroscelidean diversification

J Hagemann, LV Nogales, M Hofreiter… - Zoological Journal of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Sengis (Macroscelidea) are members of the Afroinsectivora, a group of mammals belonging
to the supercohort Afrotheria. Sengis' low population densities and their distribution, which …

Position of the ammodile and the origin of Gerbillinae (Rodentia): Out of the Horn of Africa?

DS Kostin, AA Martynov, VS Lebedev… - Zoologica …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Gerbillinae is the second largest subfamily (after Murinae) in the Muridae family comprising~
16 genera and more than a hundred species. Phylogenetic relationships among the main …

[HTML][HTML] Is it inappropriate to ask for your age? Evaluating parameter impact on tree dating in a challenging clade (Macroscelidea)

J Hagemann, M Hofreiter, F Bibi, P Holroyd… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2023 - Elsevier
Sengis (order Macroscelidea) are small mammals endemic to Africa. The taxonomy and
phylogeny of sengis has been difficult to resolve due to a lack of clear morphological …

[PDF][PDF] Micro-cursorial mammals from the late Eocene tufas at Eocliff, Namibia.

B Senut, M Pickford - Communications of the Geological Survey of …, 2021 - academia.edu
Fossils of macroscelideans, or micro-cursorial mammals, are common and diverse at Eocliff
in the Sperrgebiet, Namibia, a complex of tufa deposits of Bartonian-Priabonian age …

On the molecular evolution of sengis (Macroscelidea)

J Hagemann - 2024 - publishup.uni-potsdam.de
This thesis focuses on the molecular evolution of Macroscelidea, commonly referred to as
sengis. Sengis are a mammalian order belonging to the Afrotherians, one of the four major …

The lions of Somalia: a review of available morphological and socio-ecological data

S Gippoliti, D Fraschetti, OG Amir… - Journal of Animal …, 2022 - journals.lu.ac.ir
There is an increased recognition of the threat status of the African lion (Panthera leo), once
a widespread top predator of open African habitats. However, our knowledge about the …

[PDF][PDF] The lions of Somalia: a review of available morphological and socio

S Gippoliti, D Fraschetti, OG Amir, FM Angelici - 2022 - jad.lu.ac.ir
There is an increased recognition of the threat status of the African lion (Panthera leo), once
a widespread top predator of open African habitats. However, our knowledge about the …