Search Results - "PARDIÑAS, ULYSES F. J."
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Extinctions in near time: new radiocarbon dates point to a very recent disappearance of the South American fox Dusicyon avus (Carnivora: Canidae)
Published in Biological journal of the Linnean Society (01-11-2015)“…Almost all large carnivorans (Carnivora; > 20 kg) that inhabited South America became extinct around the Late Pleistocene–Early Holocene transition. Two…”
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A new genus of oryzomyine rodents (Cricetidae, Sigmodontinae) with three new species from montane cloud forests, western Andean cordillera of Colombia and Ecuador
Published in PeerJ (San Francisco, CA) (10-11-2020)“…The Andean cloud forests of western Colombia and Ecuador are home to several endemic mammals; members of the Oryzomyini, the largest Sigmodontinae tribe, are…”
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Unlocking Andean sigmodontine diversity: five new species of Chilomys (Rodentia: Cricetidae) from the montane forests of Ecuador
Published in PeerJ (San Francisco, CA) (19-04-2022)“…The Andean cloud forests of Ecuador are home to several endemic mammals. Members of the Thomasomyini rodents are well represented in the Andes, with being the…”
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Genetic footprints of late Quaternary climate change in the diversity of Patagonian-Fueguian rodents
Published in Molecular ecology (01-08-2010)“…Species are impacted by climate change at both ecological and evolutionary time scales. Studies in northern continents have provided abundant evidence of…”
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Regional Extinctions and Quaternary Shifts in the Geographic Range of Lestodelphys halli, the Southernmost Living Marsupial: Clues for Its Conservation
Published in PloS one (23-07-2015)“…The Patagonian opossum (Lestodelphys halli), the southernmost living marsupial, inhabits dry and open environments, mainly in the Patagonian steppe (between…”
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Pliocene sigmodontine rodents (Mammalia: Cricetidae) in northernmost South America: test of biogeographic hypotheses and revised evolutionary scenarios
Published in Royal Society open science (02-08-2023)“…We document the first occurrence of Sigmodontinae (Mammalia, Rodentia, Cricetidae) from the Pliocene of northern South America, from the San Gregorio Formation…”
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A phylogenetic appraisal of Sigmodontinae (Rodentia, Cricetidae) with emphasis on phyllotine genera: systematics and biogeography
Published in Zoologica scripta (01-05-2013)“…Here, we present a comprehensive phylogenetic analysis based on nuclear and mitochondrial DNA sequences of rodents of the subfamily Sigmodontinae. The emphasis…”
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Phylogeography of Loxodontomys micropus with comments on the alpha taxonomy of Loxodontomys (Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae)
Published in Journal of mammalogy (16-12-2010)“…Loxodontomys micropus is a rodent that is widely distributed in Andean and Patagonian Argentina and Chile. This range covers a heterogeneous area that has been…”
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New morphological data on the rare sigmodontine Mindomys hammondi (Rodentia, Cricetidae), an arboreal oryzomyine from north-western Andean montane forests
Published in Neotropical biology and conservation (07-07-2021)“…The monotypic rodent Mindomys Weksler, Percequillo & Voss, 2006 (Cricetidae, Sigmodontinae) is one of the rarest members of the speciose tribe Oryzomyini. As…”
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Systematics of Necromys (Rodentia, Cricetidae, Sigmodontinae): species limits and groups, with comments on historical biogeography
Published in Journal of mammalogy (01-06-2008)“…We present the most comprehensive systematic study to date of Necromys, a rodent genus distributed in open areas north and south of Amazonia and in Andean…”
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Enlarging rodent diversity in west-central Argentina: a new species of the genus Holochilus (Cricetidae, Sigmodontinae)
Published in Journal of mammalogy (01-02-2013)“…On the basis of an adult individual collected in 1955 plus 3 mandibles of latest Holocene age, we describe a new living species of the amphibious rat…”
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Comparative morphology of the rhinarium and upper lip in sigmodontine rodents: Refined nomenclature, intertribal variation in a phylogenetic framework, and functional inferences
Published in Journal of morphology (1931) (01-09-2024)“…Rodents have received substantial attention in the study of olfaction. However, the rhinarium, the naked part of the nose, which plays an important role in…”
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Digestive morphology of two species of Abrothrix (Rodentia, Cricetidae): comparison of populations from contrasting environments
Published in Journal of mammalogy (01-12-2014)“…The digestive system is one of the most reactive physiological systems to changes in environmental conditions as a result of a trade-off between functional…”
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A New Genus of Oryzomyine Rodent (Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae) from the Pleistocene of Argentina
Published in Journal of mammalogy (01-10-2008)“…Based on a right maxillary with 1st molar recovered in Pleistocene (Ensenadan) deposits from south-central Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, a new genus and…”
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A unique cricetid experiment in the northern high-Andean Páramos deserves tribal recognition
Published in Journal of mammalogy (17-03-2021)“…While hypsodonty mostly is associated with medium to large body sizes in sigmodontine rodents, high-crowned molars combined with small bodies rarely are…”
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A new species of the tetraploid vizcacha rat Tympanoctomys (Caviomorpha, Octodontidae) from central Patagonia, Argentina
Published in Journal of mammalogy (01-02-2014)“…A new living species of the desert-adapted tetraploid rodent Tympanoctomys (Caviomorpha, Octodontidae) is described. The new form is restricted to the type…”
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Morphological similarity and dental homologies in two sigmodontine rodents (Mammalia, Cricetidae) from different tribes: A topological analysis to explore convergence
Published in Journal of morphology (1931) (01-04-2021)“…We present a topological analysis of the third upper molars (M3) using the recently developed ICAMER nomenclatural system as a way to understand the dental…”
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A new species of arboreal rat, genus Oecomys (Rodentia, Cricetidae) from Chaco
Published in Journal of mammalogy (25-07-2016)“…A new species of rodent is added to the highly diverse genus Oecomys (Cricetidae, Sigmodontinae, Oryzomyini) based on specimens collected in the Argentinian…”
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Gross stomach morphology in akodontine rodents (Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae: Akodontini): a reappraisal of its significance in a phylogenetic context
Published in Journal of mammalogy (22-05-2020)“…Akodontini, the second largest tribe within sigmodontine rodents, encompasses several stomach morphologies. This is striking because most sigmodontine groups…”
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A new fossil cricetid (Rodentia, Sigmodontinae) from northeastern Brazil with remarks on small mammal extinctions in the tropical Quaternary
Published in Journal of mammalogy (31-08-2020)“…The rare cricetid rodent Bibimys Massoia, 1980 contains three extant species that are distributed in the lowlands of eastern South America between 35°S and…”
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