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The wood lemming and the development of taiga in Late Pleistocene Central Europe by Arbez, Louis, Tereza, Hadravová, Royer, Aurélien, Sophie, Montuire, Ivan, Horáček

“…Taxonomic identification remains a challenge for fossil small mammals, in particular in the case of morphologically close species. These identifications are…”
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Re-investigation of fossil Lemmini specimens from the early and Middle Pleistocene of Western and Central Europe: Evolutionary and paleoenvironmental implications by Louis, Arbez, Tereza, Hadravová, Aurélien, Royer, Sophie, Montuire, Oldřich, Fejfar, Ivan, Horáček

“…The current study focuses on the emblematic Myopus/Lemmus species complex (tribe Lemmini) in the European Pleistocene fossil record. The members of the two…”
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Investigating the Influence of Climate Changes on Rodent Communities at a Regional-Scale (MIS 1-3, Southwestern France) by Royer, Aurélien, Montuire, Sophie, Legendre, Serge, Discamps, Emmanuel, Jeannet, Marcel, Lécuyer, Christophe

“…Terrestrial ecosystems have continuously evolved throughout the Late Pleistocene and the Holocene, deeply affected by both progressive environmental and…”
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Functional constraints channel mandible shape ontogenies in rodents by Dubied, Morgane, Montuire, Sophie, Navarro, Nicolas

“…In mammals, postnatal growth plays an essential role in the acquisition of the adult shape. During this period, the mandible undergoes many changing functional…”
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Tooth wear as a means to quantify intra-specific variations in diet and chewing movements by Calandra, Ivan, Labonne, Gaëlle, Schulz-Kornas, Ellen, Kaiser, Thomas M., Montuire, Sophie

“…In mammals, tooth function, and its efficiency, depends both on the mechanical properties of the food and on chewing dynamics. These aspects have rarely been…”
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Exploring phylogeography and species limits in the Altai vole (Rodentia: Cricetidae) by Tougard, Christelle, Montuire, Sophie, Volobouev, Vitaly, Markova, Evgenia, Contet, Julien, Aniskin, Vladimir, Quere, Jean-Pierre

“…Natural hybridization between species is not a rare event. In arvicoline rodents, hybridization is known to occur in the wild and/or in captivity. In the…”
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Evolution of Mammal Tooth Patterns: New Insights from a Developmental Prediction Model by Renvoisé, Elodie, Evans, Alistair R., Jebrane, Ahmad, Labruère, Catherine, Laffont, Rémi, Montuire, Sophie

“…The study of mammalian evolution is often based on insights into the evolution of teeth. Developmental studies may attempt to address the mechanisms that guide…”
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Morphological modularity and assessment of developmental processes within the vole dental row (Microtus arvalis, Arvicolinae, Rodentia) by Laffont, Rémi, Renvoisé, Elodie, Navarro, Nicolas, Alibert, Paul, Montuire, Sophie

“…Knowledge of mammalian tooth formation is increasing, through numerous genetic and developmental studies. The prevalence of teeth in fossil remains has led to…”
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Comparative odontometrical analysis of the first lower molar in Microtus (Terricola) multiplex (Arvicolinae, Rodentia) from western Alps by Brunet-Lecomte, Patrick, Nappi, Armando, Montuire Sophie

“…The morphology of the first lower molar (M1) of Microtus (Terricola) multiplex (Fatio, 1905) was compared amongst 15 populations from the Alps (Switzerland,…”
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Commonalities and evolutionary divergences of mandible shape ontogenies in rodents by Dubied, Morgane, Montuire, Sophie, Navarro, Nicolas

“…In mammals, significant changes take place during postnatal growth, linked to changes in diet (from sucking to gnawing). During this period, mandible…”
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Size patterns through time: the case of the Early Jurassic ammonite radiation by Dommergues, Jean-Louis, Montuire, Sophie, Neige, Pascal

“…The shell size of 1236 ammonite species representing all known Early Jurassic faunas is analyzed. Size patterns are studied for the entire period and then at…”
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Fluctuating asymmetry in bank vole populations (Rodentia, Arvicolinae) reflects stress caused by landscape fragmentation in the Mont-Saint-Michel Bay by MARCHAND, HÉLÈNE, PAILLAT, GILLES, MONTUIRE, SOPHIE, BUTET, ALAIN

“…In intensively farmed, reclaimed areas (polders) of Mont‐St‐Michel Bay, France, bank voles (Clethrionomys glareolus) live in fragmented hedgerows, where…”
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A taphonomic investigation of small vertebrate accumulations produced by the snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus) and its implications for fossil studies by Royer, Aurélien, Montuire, Sophie, Gilg, Olivier, Laroulandie, Véronique

“…The action of predators, such as diurnal raptors, owls, mammals or humans, influence the nature of small vertebrate fossil assemblages but currently their…”
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The systematics of Microtus (Terricola) savii group: an odonthometrical perspective (Mammalia, Rodentia, Cricetidae) by Nappi, Armando, Brunet-Lecomte, Patrick, Montuire, Sophie

“…The morphology of the first lower molar of Microtus savii group (M. brachycercus, M. nebrodensis, M. savii) is complex and highly variable. A morphometrical…”
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Molar shape differentiation during range expansions of the collared lemming (Dicrostonyx torquatus) related to past climate changes by Montuire, Sophie, Royer, Aurélien, Lemanik, Anna, Gilg, Olivier, Sokolova, Natalya, Sokolov, Aleksandr, Desclaux, Emmanuel, Nadachowski, Adam, Navarro, Nicolas

“…The genus Dicrostonyx (the collared lemming) is undoubtedly the small mammal best adapted to the extreme conditions of the arctic environment. The Palearctic…”
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The missing Myopus: plugging the gaps in Late Pleistocene small mammal identification in western Europe with geometric morphometrics by Arbez, Louis, Royer, Aurelien, Schreve, Danielle, Laffont, Remi, David, Serge, Montuire, Sophie

“…Lemmus and Myopus are two lemming species with distinct habitat requirements but which show very similar dental morphologies. They are thus extremely difficult…”
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Variations in the carapace shape of whip spiders (Arachnida: Amblypygi) by Réveillion, Florian, Montuire, Sophie, Maquart, Pierre‐Olivier, Fétiveau, Charlotte, Bollache, Loïc

“…Morphological studies often need to reference body size to correctly characterise the shape of organisms. In arthropods, the most commonly used reference for…”
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Multi-method approach using small vertebrate assemblages to reconstruct the Marine Isotope Stage 6 climate and environment of the Lazaret cave sequence (Maritime Alps, Nice, France) by López-García, Juan Manuel, Blain, Hugues-Alexandre, Sánchez-Bandera, Christian, Cohen, Jessica, Lebreton, Loïc, Montuire, Sophie, Stewart, John R., Desclaux, Emmanuel

“…Marine Isotope Stage 6 (MIS 6; ca. 185–135 ka) is the penultimate glacial stage and constitutes the end of the Middle Pleistocene. This glacial period is…”
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Middle ear pneumatization in nonhuman primates: A comparative analysis by Bernardi, Margot, Couette, Sébastien, Chateau Smith, Carmela, Montuire, Sophie

“…Objectives We test the effects of body mass and phylogeny on middle ear cavity pneumatization, and the role of pneumatization in hearing function, spanning the…”
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Cryptic diversity within three South American whip spider species (Arachnida, Amblypygi) by Reveillion, Florian, Wattier, Remi, Montuire, Sophie, Carvalho, Leonardo Sousa, Bollache, Loïc

“…Cryptic diversity (CD), the presence of highly divergent phylogenetic lineages within closed morphological species, has been documented for many taxa. Great…”
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