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Evolutionary Relationships among Rodents - A Multidisciplinary Analysis (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1985)
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Evolutionary Relationships among Rodents - A Multidisciplinary Analysis (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1985)
Series: NATO Science Series A:, 92
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The order Rodentia is the most abundant and successful group of
mammals, and it has been a focal point of attention for compar
ative and evolutionary biologists for many years. In addition,
rodents are the most commonly used experimental mammals for bio
medical research, and they have played a central role in investi
gations of the genetic and molecular mechanisms of speciation in
mammals. During recent decades, a tremendous amount of new data
from various aspects of the biology of living and fossil rodents
has been accumulated by specialists from different disciplines,
ranging from molecular biology to paleontology. Paradoxically, our
understanding of the possible evolutionary relationships among
different rodent families, as well as the possible affinities of
rodents with other eutherian mammals, has not kept pace with this
information "explosion. " This abundance of new biological data has
not been incorporated into a broad synthesis of rodent phylo geny,
in part because of the difficulty for any single student of rodent
evolution to evaluate the phylogenetic significance of new findings
from such diverse disciplines as paleontology, embryology,
comparative anatomy, molecular biology, and cytogenetics. The
origin and subsequent radiation of the order Rodentia were based
primarily on the acquisition of a key character complex:
specializations of the incisors, cheek teeth, and associated mus
culoskeletal features of the jaws and skull for gnawing and
chewing."
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