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Genetic differentiation in Cricetulus migratorius Pallas, 1773 (Rodentia, Cricetidae)

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The grey hamster Cricetulus migratorius is the most widespread and ecologically opportunistic species among Palearctic hamsters. Genetic diversity across most of its range was examined by using cytochrome b (cytb) and cytochrome oxidase I (coI) gene sequences. Phylogenetic analyses revealed three well-differentiated allopatric lineages. The western lineage is distributed in Ukraine, Central and South Russia, Caucasus and Anatolia; the eastern lineage occupies Kazakhstan, Turan, Mongolia, West China and some mountain areas in western Central Asia. The Lower Volga valley may act as the barrier between these two phylogroups. The third lineage is found only in the Qurama Mountains (Uzbekistan). Mitochondrial data are in good agreement with the results of previous craniometric and allozyme studies, suggesting a subdivision into migratorius (eastern) and phaeus (western) subspecies groups.

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  1. Zoological Museum of Moscow State University, 2, Bolshaya Nikitskaya Str., Moscow, 125009, Russia

    Vladimir Lebedev

  2. A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences, 3, Leninskij prosp., Moscow, 119071, Russia

    Natalia Poplavskaya, Georgy Ryurikov & Alexey Surov

  3. Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Moscow State University, 1-12, Leninskie Gory, Moscow, 119991, Russia

    Anna Bannikova

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Lebedev, V., Poplavskaya, N., Bannikova, A. et al. Genetic differentiation in Cricetulus migratorius Pallas, 1773 (Rodentia, Cricetidae). Mamm Biol 92, 115–119 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mambio.2018.05.001

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