Taxonomy of the African giant pouched rats (Nesomyidae: Cricetomys): molecular and craniometric evidence support an unexpected high species diversity

Ayodeji Olayemi (1) , Violaine Nicolas (2) , Jan Hulselmans , Alain Missoup , Elisabeth Fichet-Calvet (3) , Drazo Amundala (4) , Akaibe Dudu (5) , Theo Dierckx , Wim Wendelen (6) , Herwig Leirs (7, 8) , Erik Verheyen (9)

1 OAU - Obafemi Awolowo University
2 ISYEB - Institut de Systématique, Evolution, Biodiversité
3 SAE - Systématique, adaptation, évolution
4 LEGERA - Université de Kisangani
5 KISANGANI UNIVERSITY - Université de Kisangani
6 RMCA-TERVUEREN - Zoology Department
7 Evolutionary Ecology Group
8 Danish Pest Infestation Laboratory, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Integrated Pest Management
9 IRSNB - Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique

Domaines: Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]

Ayodeji Olayemi, Violaine Nicolas, Jan Hulselmans, Alain Missoup, Elisabeth Fichet-Calvet, et al.. Taxonomy of the African giant pouched rats (Nesomyidae: Cricetomys): molecular and craniometric evidence support an unexpected high species diversity. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2012, 165 (3), pp.700-719. ⟨10.1111/j.1096-3642.2012.00823.x⟩. ⟨hal-03875430⟩