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Phylogenetic relationships of artiodactyls and cetaceans as deduced from the comparison of cytochrome b and 12S rRNA mitochondrial sequences by Montgelard, C, Catzeflis, F M, Douzery, E

“…A data set of complete mitochondrial cytochrome b and 12S rDNA sequences is presented here for 17 representatives of Artiodactyla and Cetacea, together with…”
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The evolution of armadillos, anteaters and sloths depicted by nuclear and mitochondrial phylogenies: implications for the status of the enigmatic fossil Eurotamandua by Delsuc, Frédéric, Ctzeflis, François M., Stanhope, Michael J., Douzery, Emmanuel J. P.

“… Sequences of three genes (nuclear exon 28 of the Von Willebrand factor and mitochondrial 12S and 16S rRNAs) are compared for eight of the 13 living genera…”
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Small-mammal diversity and abundance in a French Guianan rain forest: test of sampling procedures using species rarefaction curves by Mauffrey, J.-F., Steiner, C., Catzeflis, F. M.

“…Neotropical species richness is often estimated using accumulation or rarefaction curves and extrapolations based on various methods, but the efficacy of these…”
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Molecular evolution of the nuclear von Willebrand factor gene in mammals and the phylogeny of rodents by Huchon, D, Catzeflis, F M, Douzery, E J

“…Nucleotide sequences of exon 28 of the von Willebrand Factor (vWF) were analyzed for a representative sampling of rodent families and eutherian orders, with…”
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Molecular Evidence that the Spiny Mouse (Acomys) is More Closely Related to Gerbils (Gerbillinae) Than to True Mice (Murinae) by Chevret, Pascale, Denys, Christiane, Jaeger, Jean-Jacques, Michaux, Jacques, Catzeflis, Francois M.

“…Spiny mice of the genus Acomys traditionally have been classified as members of the Murinae, a subfamily of rodents that also includes rats and mice with which…”
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Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci in Didelphis marsupialis (Marsupialia: Didelphidae) by Lavergne, A, Douady, C, Catzeflis, FM

“…Marsupials represent an important part of the neotropical mammalian fauna, ranking third in diversity after rodents and bats. The opossum Didelphis marsupialis…”
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Genome sizes of the entomopathogenic nematodes Steinernema carpocapsae and Heterorhabditis bacteriophora (Nematoda:Rhabditida) by Grenier, E, Catzeflis, F M, Abad, P

“…There is currently no information on the genome size and complexity in the entomoparasitic nematodes Steinernema and Heterorhabditis. DNA reassociation…”
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Molecular phylogeny of living xenarthrans and the impact of character and taxon sampling on the placental tree rooting by Delsuc, Frédéric, Scally, Mark, Madsen, Ole, Stanhope, Michael J, de Jong, Wilfried W, Catzeflis, François M, Springer, Mark S, Douzery, Emmanuel J P

“…Extant xenarthrans (armadillos, anteaters and sloths) are among the most derived placental mammals ever evolved. South America was the cradle of their…”
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DNA-DNA hybridization evidence of the rapid rate of muroid rodent DNA evolution by CATZEFLIS, F. M, SHELDON, F. H, AHLQUIST, J. E, SIBLEY, C. G

“…Single-copy nuclear DNAs (scnDNAs) of eight species of arvicoline and six species of murine rodents were compared using DNA-DNA hybridization. The branching…”
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Where do rodents fit? Evidence from the complete mitochondrial genome of Sciurus vulgaris by Reyes, A, Gissi, C, Pesole, G, Catzeflis, F M, Saccone, C

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Genetic variation and geographical structure of five mouse-sized opossums (Marsupialia, Didelphidae) throughout the Guiana Region by Steiner, Cynthia, Catzeflis, François M.

“…Aim and location To study the patterns of genetic variation and geographical structure of five forest-dwelling didelphid species distributed throughout the…”
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L1 (LINE-1) retrotransposable elements provide a "fossil" record of the phylogenetic history of murid rodents by Usdin, K, Chevret, P, Catzeflis, F M, Verona, R, Furano, A V

“…The single most difficult problem in phylogenetic analysis is deciding whether a shared taxonomic character is due to common ancestry or one that appeared…”
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Molecular discrimination of two sympatric species of opossum (genus Didelphis: Didelphidae) in French Guiana by LAVERGNE, A., VERNEAU, O., PATTON, J. L., CATZEFLIS, F. M.

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Variance of molecular datings, evolution of rodents and the phylogenetic affinities between Ctenodactylidae and Hystricognathi by Huchon, Dorothée, Catzeflis, François M., Douzery, Emmanuel J. P.

“…The von Willebrand factor (…”
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Molecular evolution of the mitochondrial 12S rRNA in Ungulata (mammalia) by Douzery, E, Catzeflis, F M

“…The complete 12S rRNA gene has been sequenced in 4 Ungulata (hoofed eutherians) and 1 marsupial and compared to 38 available mammalian sequences in order to…”
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Relationships of the chromosomal species in the Eurasian mole rats of the Spalax ehrenbergi group as determined by DNA-DNA hybridization, and an estimate of the Spalacid-Murid divergence time by CATZEFLIS, F. M, NEVO, E, AHLQUIST, J. E, SIBLEY, C. G

“…DNA-DNA hybridization was used to measure the average genomic divergence among the four chromosomal species of the Eurasian mole rats belonging to the Spalax…”
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Morphological Variation of the Glans Penis of South American Octodontid and Abrocomid Rodents by Contreras, Luis C., Torres-Mura, Juan C., Spotorno, Angel E., Catzeflis, François M.

“…Morphological variation in the glans penis of the six genera and most species of octodontid rodents was studied and compared to members of the Abrocomidae and…”
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DNA hybridization as a guide to phylogenies: raw data in muroid rodents by Catzeflis, F M

“…A strong criticism of raw data analysis in DNA/DNA hybridization studies (Marks et al., 1988; Sarich et al., 1989) states that a widely used statistic, T50H,…”
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Armadillos exhibit less genetic polymorphism in North America than in South America: nuclear and mitochondrial data confirm a founder effect in Dasypus novemcinctus (Xenarthra) by Huchon, Dorothée, Delsuc, Frédéric, Catzeflis, François M., Douzery, Emmanuel J. P.

“…Heterozygosity at eight nuclear enzymatic loci and mitochondrial DNA control region (D‐loop) sequence polymorphism was compared between North and South…”
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DNA reassociation kinetics and genome complexity of a fish (Psetta maxima: Teleostei) and its gut parasite (Bothriocephalus gregarius: Cestoda) by Verneau, O, Renaud, F, Catzeflis, F M

“…1. The genomic structure of a fish (Psetta maxima) and of a Tapeworm (Bothriocephalus), who form a close host-parasite association, was determined by…”
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