Comparative myology of moles and the phylogeny of the Talpidae (Mammalia, Lipotyphla). American Museum novitates ; no. 3294

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dc.contributor.authorWhidden, Howard P., 1957-en_US
dc.date.accessioned2005-10-06T16:14:01Z
dc.date.available2005-10-06T16:14:01Z
dc.date.issued2000en_US
dc.description53 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (p. 50-53).en_US
dc.description.abstractThe skeletal musculature of 11 talpid genera is described, and 58 myological characters are defined and used in a phylogenetic analysis of the Talpidae. This analysis included the out-group taxa Atelerix (Erinaceidae) and Blarina (Soricidae), and it discovered a single most parsimonious tree. Inclusion of Uropsilus in a monophyletic Talpidae needs further evaluation, but there is very strong support for the monophyly of other talpids. Contrary to previous interpretations of talpid relationships, this phylogenetic analysis indicates (1) the fully fossorial moles Parascalops, Scalopus, Scapanus, and Talpa are monophyletic; (2) the Eurasian genus Talpa is sister taxon to the North American genera Scalopus and Scapanus; and (3) the long-tailed mole Scaptonyx is part of a clade with the shrew moles Neurotrichus and Urotrichus. Preliminary biogeographic analysis suggests that the Talpidae originated in the Old World, and that there were separate dispersals from Eurasia to North America by Condylura, Neurotrichus, Parascalops, and the common ancestor of Scalopus and Scapanus.en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2246/2085
dc.languageengen_US
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dc.publisherNew York, NY : American Museum of Natural Historyen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesAmerican Museum novitates ; no. 3294en_US
dc.subject.lccQL1 .A436 no.3294, 2000en_US
dc.subject.lcshMoles (Animals) -- Anatomy.en_US
dc.subject.lcshMuscles.en_US
dc.subject.lcshMoles (Animals) -- Phylogeny.en_US
dc.subject.lcshMammals -- Anatomy.en_US
dc.subject.lcshMammals -- Phylogeny.en_US
dc.titleComparative myology of moles and the phylogeny of the Talpidae (Mammalia, Lipotyphla). American Museum novitates ; no. 3294en_US
dc.title.alternativeMyology of molesen_US
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