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Multiple radiations of spiny mice (Rodentia: Acomys) in dry open habitats of Afro-Arabia: evidence from a multi-locus phylogeny by Aghová, T, Palupčíková, K, Šumbera, R, Frynta, D, Lavrenchenko, L A, Meheretu, Y, Sádlová, J, Votýpka, J, Mbau, J S, Modrý, D, Bryja, J

“…Spiny mice of the genus Acomys are distributed mainly in dry open habitats in Africa and the Middle East, and they are widely used as model taxa for various…”
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Daily activity patterns in the giant root rat (Tachyoryctes macrocephalus), a fossorial rodent from the Afro‐alpine zone of the Bale Mountains, Ethiopia by Vlasatá, T., Šklíba, J., Lövy, M., Meheretu, Y., Sillero‐Zubiri, C., Šumbera, R.

“…Rodents adjust their activity to environmental conditions. The adjustment can be especially pronounced in climatically challenging environments. We studied…”
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Soil preference in blind mole rats in an area of supposed sympatric speciation: do they choose the fertile or the familiar? by Lövy, M., Šklíba, J., Šumbera, R., Nevo, E.

“…Animals become adapted to different habitats, which, under some circumstances, may lead to speciation. Such speciation can possibly take place even in…”
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Genetic distinction between contiguous urban and rural multimammate mice in Tanzania despite gene flow by Gryseels, S., Goüy de Bellocq, J., Makundi, R., Vanmechelen, K., Broeckhove, J., Mazoch, V., Šumbera, R., Zima, J., Leirs, H., Baird, S. J. E.

“…Special conditions are required for genetic differentiation to arise at a local geographical scale in the face of gene flow. The Natal multimammate mouse,…”
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Light propagation in burrows of subterranean rodents: tunnel system architecture but not photoreceptor sensitivity limits light sensation range by Kott, O., Moritz, R. E., Šumbera, R., Burda, H., Němec, P.

“…About 300 species of mammals have adapted to the dark underground ecotope. Despite a long history of underground existence, many strictly subterranean species…”
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Ecological characteristics in habitats of two African mole-rat species with different social systems in an area of sympatry: implications for the mole-rat social evolution by Lövy, M., Šklíba, J., Burda, H., Chitaukali, W. N., Šumbera, R.

“…African mole‐rats (Bathyergidae) are subterranean rodents with diverse social systems, which range from solitary to highly cooperative. The social systems are…”
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Natural history and burrow system architecture of the silvery mole-rat from Brachystegia woodland by Šumbera, R, Šklíba, J, Elichová, M, Chitaukali, W.N, Burda, H

“…The silvery mole-rat Heliophobius argenteocinereus (Bathyergidae) is a solitary subterranean rodent, widely distributed throughout eastern and south-eastern…”
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Longevity of a solitary mole-rat species and its implications for the assumed link between sociality and longevity in African mole-rats (Bathyergidae) by Dammann, P, Šaffa, G, Šumbera, R

“…Sociality and cooperative breeding are associated with enhanced longevity in insects and birds, but whether this is also true for mammals is still subject to…”
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Genetic diversity of the largest African mole-rat genus, Bathyergus. One, two or four species? by Šumbera, R., Uhrová, M., Montoya-Sanhueza, G., Bryjová, A., Bennett, N.C., Mikula, O.

“…[Display omitted] •Among African mole-rat genera, Bathyergus is unique in many aspects.•Analyses of nuclear genomic data show there is just a single species of…”
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Alternative highland adaptations: organ masses and fur insulation in Afroalpine rodents by Lövy, M., Boratyński, Z., Okrouhlík, J., Svačinová, L., Meheretu, Y., Šumbera, R.

“…Animals inhabiting high altitudes are exposed to low ambient temperatures and hypobaric hypoxic conditions. Such dual environmental pressure reinforces…”
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Non‐shivering thermogenesis in four species of African mole‐rats differing in their sociality by Luna, F., Okrouhlík, J., McKechnie, A. E., Bennett, N. C., Šumbera, R.

“…Many mammalian species are adapted to living in burrows for most of their lives. Inhabiting such thermally stable environments may influence the variation on…”
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Species limits and phylogeographic structure in two genera of solitary African mole-rats Georychus and Heliophobius by Uhrová, M., Mikula, O., Bennett, N.C, Van Daele, P., Piálek, L., Bryja, J., Visser, J.H., Jansen van Vuuren, B., Šumbera, R.

“…[Display omitted] •Solitary African mole-rats, Georychus and Heliophobius.•Species delimitation by multispecies coalescent model and clustering on co-ancestry…”
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Molecular systematics and biogeographic history of the African climbing-mouse complex (Dendromus) by Voelker, G., Huntley, J.W., Bryja, J., Denys, C., Šumbera, R., Demos, T.C., Lavrenchenko, L., Nicolas, V., Gnoske, T.P., Kerbis Peterhans, J.C.

“…[Display omitted] •Climbing-mice are widely distributed across sub-Saharan Africa.•Extensive sampling of species and localities reveals 14 cryptic taxa.•Six…”
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THREE NEW SPECIES OF EIMERIA (APICOMPLEXA: EIMERIIDAE) FROM THE SILVERY MOLE RAT HELIOPHOBIUS ARGENTEOCINEREUS PETERS, 1846 (RODENTIA: BATHYERGIDAE) FROM MALAWI by MODRY, D, JIRKA, M, SUMBERA, R

“…Three species of Eimeria Schneider are described from feces of the African bathyergid rodent, Heliophobius argenteocinereus, from Malawi. Oocysts of Eimeria…”
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Familiarity and partner preferences in female common voles, Microtus arvalis by RICANKOVA, V, SUMBERA, R, SEDLACEK, F

“…Captive female common voles (Microtus arvalis) had a clear social preference for familiar males in a standard preference test. Cohabitation for a short period…”
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The biology of an isolated Mashona mole-rat population from southern Malawi, with implications for the diversity and biogeography of the genus Fukomys by Šumbera, R., Uhrová, M., Begall, S., Caspar, K. R., Jerkovičová, D., Van Daele, P., Chitaukali, W. N., Faulkes, C. G., Bennett, N. C., Johannes, C., Burda, H., Mikula, O.

“…The Mashona mole-rat, Fukomys darlingi (Thomas, 1895 ), is a little studied social African mole-rat (Bathyergidae) from south-astern Africa. Here, we present…”
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The giant that makes do with little: small and easy‐to‐leave home ranges found in the giant root‐rat by Šklíba, J., Vlasatá, T., Lövy, M., Hrouzková, E., Meheretu, Y., Sillero‐Zubiri, C., Šumbera, R.

“…Mammalian space‐use patterns are largely determined by the resources utilized as well as by given habitat characteristics, as can be illustrated by rodents…”
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Emmonsiosis of subterranean rodents (Bathyergidae, Spalacidae) in Africa and Israel by Hubálek, Z., Burda, H., Scharff, A., Heth, G., Nevo, E., Šumbera, R., Peško, J., Zima, J.

“…The presence of adiaspores of the fungal genus Emmonsia was examined in the lungs of 85 mole rats representing 3 subterranean genera: blind mole rats (Spalax…”
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Eimeria burdai sp. n. (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae), a new parasite species from subterranean African silvery mole-rat, Heliophobius argenteocinereus by Koudela, B, Sumbera, R, Sedlácek, F

“…A new coccidian parasite of the genus Eimeria Schneider, 1875 is described from the subterranean African silvery mole-rat Heliophobius argenteocinereus Peters,…”
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Light propagation in burrows of subterranean rodents: tunnel system architecture but not photoreceptor sensitivity limits light sensation range by Kott, O, Moritz, R E, Sumbera, R, Burda, H, Nemec, P

“…About 300 species of mammals have adapted to the dark underground ecotope. Despite a long history of underground existence, many strictly subterranean species…”
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