Genoways university of nebraska state museum 212 morrill hall omaha, nebraska 68588. Taxonomy the protistan phylum apicomplexa levine, 1970 contains many obligate intracellular parasites and includes such diverse organisms as coccidia, gregarines, piroplasms, haemogregarines and the malarias. Heteromyidae synonyms, heteromyidae pronunciation, heteromyidae translation, english dictionary definition of heteromyidae. Department of biology university of california riverside, ca 92521, usa. A population should split up into two or more separate demes each with its own gene pool. Even though it looks very much like a mouse, pocket mice are more closely related to pocket gophers than to true mice. Biology index page dsc home page order family genus species common name. The first step in the development of a new species is isolation. Special pub lication, american society of mammalogists.
We show the classification and heteromyidae phylogeny below. The heteromyidae includes 58 species divided into the subfamilies dipodomyinae kangaroo rats and kangaroo mice. Dipodomys and microdipodops, heteromyinae spiny pocket mice. The family of rodents that include kangaroo rats, kangaroo mice and rock pocket mice is the heteromyidae family. Evidence of voluntary hypothermia in reptiles led regal 1967 to the belief that torpidity is a primitive condition, rather than an adaptive specialization of endotherms. Apr 15, 2005 historically, the members of heteromyidae and geomyidae have been recognized as either a single family geomyidae with 2 subfamilies geomyinae and saccomyinae or heteromyinae or more recently as 2 distinct families heteromyidae and geomyidae in the superfamily geomyoidea ryan 1989. Heteromyidae definition of heteromyidae by the free. The biodiversity heritage library works collaboratively to make biodiversity literature openly available to the world as part of a global biodiversity community. Heteromyidae is a family of rodents consisting of kangaroo rats, kangaroo mice, pocket mice and spiny pocket mice. Patterns of morphologic and morphometric variation in heteromyid rodents. Biology index page dsc home page order family genus species common name rodentia heteromyidae dipodomys deserti desert kangaroo rat rodentia heteromyidae dipodomys merriami merriam kangaroo rat rodentia heteromyidae perognathus longimembris little pocket mouse rodentia muridae mus musculus house mouse. Heteromyidae article about heteromyidae by the free. Morphological adaptations of the ear in the rodent family. I conduct biogeographic research that draws upon diverse data sources fieldwork, morphology, climatology, remote sensing, physiology, and genetics.
The peppered moth can be light colored or dark colored. Special publication number 10, the american society of mammalogists, provo, utah, usa. Historically, the members of heteromyidae and geomyidae have been recognized as either a single family geomyidae with 2 subfamilies geomyinae. Natural selection and adaptation background the rock pocket mouse chaetodipus intermedius is a small rodent in the heteromyidae family.
Heteromyidae small new world burrowing mouselike rodents with furlined cheek pouches and hind. Echimyidae spiny rats, heteromyidae pocket mice and kangaroo rats, and dipodidae jerboas and jumping mice figure 4. Taxonomy, distribution, and natural history of the. Biology of the heteromyidae biodiversity heritage library. It is the group ofexclusively new world rodents that includes the kangaroo rats, pocket mice, and kangaroo mice ofthe desert, grasslands, and shrublands of western north america as well as the spiny and pouched rats of the subtropical shrublands and tropical deciduous. In this article we will discuss about the meaning and mechanisms of isolation of species.
Most heteromyids live in complex burrows in the deserts and grasslands of western north america. New rodent species are still being discovered for example, a cuban hutia in 2004, a costan rican spiny pocket mouse in 2006 and in recent years scientists discovered a squirrellike rodent so unusual that it was. My research area is primarily in the area of animal physiological ecology. Taxonomy, distribution, and natural history of the genus heteromys rodentia. Conservation biology volume 3, issue 3 estimating the distribution and abundance of a cryptic species, dipodomys stephensi rodentia. Museum of comparative zoologybiodiversity heritage library digitization project. The rock pocket mouse chaetodipus intermedius is a small rodent in the. Sulentich and genoways and brown classify the yelloweared. The family heteromyidae is well established within the order rodentia as a member of the superfamily geomyoidea, along with geomyidae debry and sagel 2001. Natural selection and adaptation indepth film guide description evolution is happening right now, everywhere around us, and adaptive changes can sweep through a population in an. Special publication american society of mammalogists. Rodentia heteromyidae chaetodipus formosus long tailed pocket mouse. Heteromyidae definition is a family of new world rodents having furlined external cheek pouches, large eyes, well developed ears, elongated hind limbs and tail adapted to leaping and balancing, and the ability to live on dry food and depending on metabolic water to survive under extreme desert conditions.
Guinea pigs are not pigs, prairie dogs are not dogs a e b f c g d h figure 1. It is the group ofexclusively new world rodents that includes the kangaroo rats, pocket mice, and kangaroo mice ofthe desert, grasslands, and shrublands of western north america as well as the spiny and pouched rats of the subtropical shrublands. It manifests itself in the heterozygote designated aa, who receives a mutant gene designated a from one parent and a normal wildtype gene designated a from the other. Special publication, the american society of mammalogists, 10. Genetic comparisons between heteromys desmarestianus and the recently described h. Some species are federally protected, and at state level some receive special threatened or endangered species classification. Bacon for permission to collect on his ranch, personnel at the has. In the most xericc genera dipodomys and microdipodops the middle ears are greatly inflated the tympanoossicular system very efficient the organ of corti extremely modified and lowfrequency sensitivity extremely acute. Mammal species of the world a taxonomic and geographic reference. The inclusion of both insularis and margaritae within merriami is supported by mitochondrial dna sequence data riddle et al. If you are generating a pdf of a journal article or book chapter. Current biology vol 18 no 10 r406 future studies, however, will make progress by running across study sites and geographic regions to. Heteromyidae contains nine genera and 60 extant species carrasco, 2000. Pentatomidae in china, japan, and the republic of korea doohyung lee,1,2 brent d.
Most heteromyids live in complex burrows within the deserts and grasslands of western north america, though species within the genus heteromys are also found in forests and their range extends down as far as northern south america. If a pdf version is not listed or you want a paper copy, i have reprints or good xerox copies of all my publications. The genus dipodomys consists of 21 species, all of which inhabit north america donnelly and quimby, 2002. This book presents a wideranging introduction to the diatoms together with an illustrated description of over 250 genera. Diatoms are important as perhaps the commonest group of autotrophic plants on earth and are abundant in all waters and on soils and moist surfaces. Comparative myology and phylogenetic systematics of the heteromyidae mammalia, rodentia by james michael ryan department of biology hobart and william smith colleges geneva, new york 14456 ann arbor museum of zoology, university of michigan may 9, 1989. Pentatomidae, is an invasive species native to china, japan, korea, and taiwan hoebeke and carter 2003. Heteromyidae and their parasitic sucking lice of the genus fahrenholzia phthiraptera. Biology, 14 sci, csub, bakersfield, ca 933111022 if you wish to receive a copy of any of these publications. Comparative myology and phylogenetic systematics of the. Biology, ecology and genetics of heterobasidion annosum. Middle and inner ear structure and auditory sensitivity have been studied in all five genera of the rodent family heteromyidae. Dipodomyinae containing the recent genera dipodomys and microdipodops, heteromyinae with heteromys and liomys, and perognathinae comprised of chaetodipus and perognathus.
It is found in british columbia in canada and the western united states. Biology, legal status, control materials and directions for use kangaroo rats dipodomys spp. Therefore, the cooccurrence of both geomylichus cali ornicus and g. Genetics and population structure of heterobasidion annosum with special reference to western north america1 thomas e. Natural selection and adaptation the rock pocket mouse story is very similar to another that your students may have heard about, that of the peppered moths. A family of the mammalian order rodentia containing the north american kangaroo mice and the pocket mice explanation of heteromyidae.
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