Molecular identification of three sympatric species of wood mice (Apodemus sylvaticus, A-flavicollis, A-alpicola) in western Europe (Muridae : Rodentia)
Michaux, Johan; Kinet, Séverine; Filippucci, M. G.et al.
2001 • In Molecular Ecology Notes, 1 (4), p. 260-263
[en] The woodmouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) and yellow-necked fieldmouse (Apodelnus flavicollis) are sympatric and even syntopic in many regions throughout their European range. Their field discrimination on the basis of external characters is a real challenge for many fields of research. The problem is even more complicated in the Alpine chain where they live sympatrically with a third similar species: A. alpicola. A rapid and simple method is proposed to discriminate the three species in processing field-collected biopsies as well as ethanol-preserved museum samples.
Disciplines :
Zoology
Author, co-author :
Michaux, Johan ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de la vie > Génétique
Libois, Roland ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences et gestion de l'environnement > Zoogéographie - Département des sciences et gestion de l'environnement
Besnard, A.
Catzeflis, F.
Language :
English
Title :
Molecular identification of three sympatric species of wood mice (Apodemus sylvaticus, A-flavicollis, A-alpicola) in western Europe (Muridae : Rodentia)
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