Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2194087 | Mammalian Biology - Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde | 2009 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
Despite extensive zoogeographical and taxonomical studies in the subgenus Mus, several issues still remain unresolved. In this context, the distribution area of the mound-building mouse, Mus spicilegus, remains undetermined at the southernmost parts of the species' range, possibly due to low population densities and seasonal character of mound building. The new records from Greece, presented here, significantly expand the knowledge on Mus spicilegus distribution but also reveal eastern Greek populations which are genetically differentiated from all the other Greek and European ones. These results support an additional colonization route to eastern Greece as part of the migration and expansion process of the mound building mouse in Europe.
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Authors
Giorgos P. Mitsainas, Giorgos A. Tryfonopoulos, Evanthia G. Thanou, Rika Bisa, Stella E. Fraguedakis-Tsolis, Basilios P. Chondropoulos,