New insight into the cradle of the grey voles (subgenus Microtus) inferred from mitochondrial cytochrome b sequences
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DOI: 10.1515/mammalia-2016-0001
Abstract: Abstract Our aim in this study was to further the understanding of the taxonomic relationships and the evolutionary history of grey voles (subgenus Microtus, or arvalis species group) by establishing a cytochrome b (cytb) phylogeny… read more here.
Keywords: arvalis; grey voles; voles subgenus; subgenus microtus ... See more keywords
Microtus arvalis and Arvicola scherman: Key Players in the Echinococcus multilocularis Life Cycle
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DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2017.00216
Abstract: A broad range of rodent species are described as potential intermediate hosts for Echinococcus multilocularis, a wide-spread zoonotic cestode causing alveolar echinococcosis. However, little is known about the relative contribution of these species for parasite… read more here.
Keywords: echinococcus multilocularis; arvicola scherman; arvalis; microtus arvalis ... See more keywords