Search publications of the members of the Royal Belgian institute of natural Sciences
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Patterns of diversification in two African forest shrews: Sylvisorex johnstoni and Sylvisorex ollula (Soricidae, Insectiovora) in relation to paleo-environmental changes
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Respiration of Sepia officinalis during embryonic and early juvenile age
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Small mammals morphology and molecules - Tale bearing tenant of the Nigerian southwestern forest block
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The effect of complexation by organic ligands on the bioavailability of copper to the brine shrimp Artemia sp..pdf
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The Tanganyika problem comments on the taxonomy and distribution patterns of its cichlid fauna.pdf
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Acceptance of two native myrmecophilous species, Platyarthrus hoffmannseggii (Isopoda : Oniscidea) and Cyphoderus albinus (Collembola : Cyphoderidae) by the introduced invasive garden ant Lasius neglectus (Hymenoptera : Formicidae) in Belgium
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Ant biodiversity conservation in Belgian calcareous grasslands: active management is vital
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Centipede communities on the inland dunes of eastern Flanders (Belgium)
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Changes in the distribution of carabid beetles in Belgium revisited: Have we halted the diversity loss?
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Distribution and ecology of mosquito larvae (Diptera: Culicidae) in Flanders (Belgium)
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Diversity and distribution of ground-dwelling ants in a lowland rainforest in southeast Cameroon
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Establishment of ant communities in forests growing on former agricultural fields: Colonisation and 25 years of management are not enough (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
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Forty years of carabid beetle research in Europe - from taxonomy, biology, ecology and population studies to bioindication, habitat assessment and conservation
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Introduction and Establishment of the Exotic Mosquito Species Aedes japonicus japonicus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Belgium
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Larval habitat characteristics along the Scheldt estuarium of Bradysia ocellaris (Comstock), a Black Fungus Gnat (Diptera: Sciaridae) of economic importance
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Spatio-temporal patterns of ground-dwelling ant assemblages in a lowland rainforest in southeast Cameroon
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A craniometric and genetic approach tot the systematics of the genus Dasymys Peters, 1875, selection of a neotype and description of three new taxa.pdf
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A craniometric and genetic description of two new species from the Lophuromys flavopunctatus THOMAS 1888 sl species complex (Rodentia-Muridae-Africa)
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A mitochondrial phylogeny confirms the paraphyly of the Dendromurinae Alston 1896 (Muridae, Rodentia).pdf
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A mitochondrial phylogeographic scenario for the most widespread African rodent species , Mastomys natalensis
- In order to evaluate the contribution of geological, environmental, and climatic changes to the spatial distri- bution of genetic variation of Mastomys natalensis, we analysed cytochrome b sequences from the whole dis- tribution area of the species to infer its phylogeographic structure and historical demography. Six well-supported phylogroups, differentiated during the Pleistocene, were evidenced. No significant correlation between genetic and geographic distances was found at the continental scale, and the geographic distributions of the observed phylogroups have resulted from extensive periods of isolation caused by the presence of putative geographic and ecological barriers. The diversification events were probably influenced by habitat contraction/expansion cycles that may have complemented topographic barriers to induce genetic drift and lineage sorting. According to our results, we propose a scenario where climate-driven processes may have played a primary role in the differ- entiation among phylogroups.
