New record of Melomys burtoni (Mammalia, Rodentia, Murinae) from Halmahera (North Moluccas, Indonesia): A review of Moluccan Melomys

Fabre, P.-H.; Fitriana, Y. S.; Semiadi, G.; Pagès, Marie; Aplin, K.; Supriatna, N.; Helgen, K. M.

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New record of Melomys burtoni (Mammalia, Rodentia, Murinae) from Halmahera (North Moluccas, Indonesia): A review of Moluccan Melomys

Fabre, P.-H.; Fitriana, Y. S.; Semiadi, G. et al.

2018 • In Mammalia, 82 (3), p. 218-247

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Halmahera; Indo-Pacific; Melomys burtoni group; Moluccas; Indian Ocean; Indonesia; North Maluku; Pacific Ocean; Gabaza; Mammalia; Melomys; Melomys burtoni; Melomys lutillus; Murinae; Rattus; Rodentia

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[en] Mosaic-tailed rodents of the genus Melomys belong to the Australasian old endemic murine radiation and exhibit a rat-like morphology with arboreal or scansorial specializations. Here we report a new population of Melomys burtoni from the island of Halmahera (in the North Moluccas, Indonesia). Our molecular phylogenetic results highlight close relationships and recent evolutionary divergences among M. burtoni from Halmahera and the Australo-Papuan taxa M. burtoni and M. lutillus and other Moluccan taxa, including M. paveli. Multivariate as well as geometric morphometric analyses of cranial, and dental features support the recognition of M. burtoni from Halmahera as a slightly distinctive insular population, preventing us from elevating it as a new taxa. This population is recorded from lowland secondary forest and forest edge habitats in south-central Halmahera. As with other Moluccan endemic murines, colonization by an Australo-Papuan ancestor and subsequent isolation is the probable mode of diversification for M. burtoni in Halmahera. The discovery of Melomys in Halmahera fills a previously puzzling gap in knowledge of the murine fauna of the Moluccas and the biogeography of the Wallacean region. © 2018 Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Boston.

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Fabre, P.-H.; Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution, ISEM, UMR 5554 CNRS/UM2/IRD, Université Montpellier II, Place E. Bataillon, CC 064, Montpellier Cedex 5, 34095, France, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 108, Washington, DC 20013-7012, United States

Fitriana, Y. S.; Research Center for Biology, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), JL. Raya Jakarta, Bogor Km. 46, Cibinong Bogor, 16911, Indonesia

Semiadi, G.; Research Center for Biology, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), JL. Raya Jakarta, Bogor Km. 46, Cibinong Bogor, 16911, Indonesia

Pagès, Marie ; Université de Liège - ULg

Aplin, K.; National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 108, Washington, DC 20013-7012, United States

Supriatna, N.; Research Center for Biology, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), JL. Raya Jakarta, Bogor Km. 46, Cibinong Bogor, 16911, Indonesia

Helgen, K. M.; South Australian Museum, North Terrace, Adelaide, 5000, Australia, Australian Centre for Evolutionary Biology and Biodiversity, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, 5000, Australia

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New record of Melomys burtoni (Mammalia, Rodentia, Murinae) from Halmahera (North Moluccas, Indonesia): A review of Moluccan Melomys

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2018

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Mammalia

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0025-1461

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218-247

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ASRF - Applied Scientific Research Fund [JO]
DNRF - Danmarks Grundforskningsfond
MNHN - Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle
INRA - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique [FR]
CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique [FR]

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