The different archeostratigraphic units of the Bois-de-Riquet site (Lézignan-la-Cèbe,
southern France) have yielded a range of stone tools in association with rich large-mammal …

To examine phylogenetic relationships within the Asian lineage of voles (Microtus)
belonging to subgenus Alexandromys, the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene (cytb) was …

The shoreline of the Taganrog Gulf of the Azov Sea at the mouth of Don River provides a
series of extended Upper Pliocene and Quaternary sections that have been actively studied …

Systematic studies of the Pleistocene mammal assemblages of Eastern Europe have been
carried out for more than a century, and they elucidated evolutionary changes and …

Recent study on Lasiopodomys (Stenocranius) gregalis has revealed four clear
mitochondrial lineages with differences exceeding the species level. The most divergent is …

Ground squirrels were an important member of the Pleistocene steppe-tundra mammal
community. They evolved ecological specialisations and exhibit behaviours that make them …

The rodent faunas from nine sites on the Russian Plain and Taman Peninsula
corresponding to the Early–Middle Pleistocene transition have been analyzed. These …

The allometric-constraint hypothesis states that evolutionary divergence of morphological
traits is restricted by integrated growth regulation. In this study, we test this hypothesis on a …

Investigations of Middle Pleistocene deposits over the past several decades produced a
significant mammal database that can be used to evaluate the complicated history of this …

Grey voles Microtus sensu lato represent one of the youngest and most successful
radiations of rodents in the Holarctic that gave rise to several genera and over 60 living …