| evolution and biogeography of talpid moles from continental east asia and the japanese islands inferred from mitochondrial and nuclear gene sequences. | we sequenced the cytochrome b gene from two little-studied mammal species from the highlands of southwest china, the long-tailed mole scaptonyx fusicaudus and the gracile shrew-like mole uropsilus gracilis. this data was used to examine the phylogenetic relationships among 19 talpid species within the family talpidae (mammalia: eulipotyphla). cytochrome b gene trees supported a basal placement of shrew-like moles (uropsilus) within the talpidae, and suggested that fossorial specializations arose ... | 2004 | 15613798 |
| characterization of the mitogenome of uropsilus gracilis and species delimitation. | the species diversity within the genus uropsilus were underestimated: 10 species among the genus uropsilus have been proposed. in this study, the complete mitochondrial genome of u. gracilis, with the topotype, was determined. it is 16,536 bp in length, comprising of 13 protein-coding genes (pcgs), 2 rrna genes, 22 trna genes and 1 control region. the composition and arrangement of its genes are similar to most other mammals. the total base composition of the mitogenome is a, 33.4%; t, 30.3%; c, ... | 2016 | 25329296 |
| altered hemoglobin co-factor sensitivity does not underlie the evolution of derived fossorial specializations in the family talpidae. | the high o2affinity of european mole (talpa europaea) blood is postulated to largely arise from the presence of two β-globin chain residues (β4 ser and β5 gly) that weaken the interaction of its hemoglobin (hb) with the red cell organophosphate 2,3-diphosphoglycerate (dpg). this latter trait is generally accepted to be an 'adaptation to subterranean life', despite the fact that no data are available for more basal mole lineages that have no evolutionary history of fossoriality (i.e. the ambulato ... | 2018 | 29309911 |
| multilocus phylogeny and cryptic diversity in asian shrew-like moles (uropsilus, talpidae): implications for taxonomy and conservation. | the genus uropsilus comprises a group of terrestrial, montane mammals endemic to the hengduan and adjacent mountains. these animals are the most primitive living talpids. the taxonomy has been primarily based on cursory morphological comparisons and the evolutionary affinities are little known. to provide insight into the systematics of this group, we estimated the first multi-locus phylogeny and conducted species delimitation, including taxon sampling throughout their distribution range. | 2013 | 24161152 |
| the complete mitochondrial genome sequence of the gracile shrew mole, uropsilus gracilis (soricomorpha: talpidae). | the gracile shrew mole (uropsilus gracilis) belongs to the family talpidae, which distributes in southwestern china, extending to northern myanmar. in this study, the complete mitochondrial genome of u. gracilis was sequenced. it was determined to be of 16,533 bases. the nucleotide sequence data of 12 heavy-strand protein-coding genes of u. gracilis and other 12 insectivores were used for phylogenetic analysis. phylogenetic trees were constructed by using bayesian and maximum likelihood methods, ... | 2012 | 22920311 |