@article{fdi:010053702,
  title = {{A} cytotaxonomic and {DNA}-based survey of rodents from {N}orthern {C}ameroon and {W}estern {C}had},
  author = {{D}obigny, {G}authier and {T}atard, {C}. and {K}ane, {M}amadou and {G}authier, {P}hilippe and {B}rouat, {C}arine and {B}a, {K}halilou and {D}uplantier, {J}ean-{M}arc},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{R}odent diagnosis has long remained obscured by the co-existence of cryptic species in many lineages. {H}owever, alternative and accessible methods, such as cytotaxonomy and {DNA}-based methods, are now available that allow biologists to accurately monitor biodiversity through the production of well documented lists of unambiguously species-specific identifications. {A}s a continuation of our previous surveys of {W}est {A}frican rodents, we here present the first rodent inventory of rodents from {N}orthern {C}ameroon (as well as one locality in {W}estern {C}had) that fully relies on karyotypic and/or sequencing data. {D}oing so, we assess the presence of 18 species in this poorly documented region. {A}mong them, we found several {A}frican spiny mice that could be referred as to {A}. johannis, a poorly documented species. {M}oreover, several {A}rvicanthis individuals could be aggregated with previously studied but still enigmatic specimens of {ANI}-2 and {ANI}-4 sensu {V}olobouev etal. (2002a,b), thus suggesting that they may all belong to one single species, namely {A}. rufinus. {I}n addition, one specimen was shown to belong to a new biological species ({P}raomys sp.) that will deserve further taxonomic investigations. {F}inally, several {T}aterillus specimens were found with 2n =28-30 chromosomes and a {XX}/{XY}1{Y}2 sex chromosome system. {O}n the basis of these new results as well as a reinterpretation of previously published data, we propose to refer these individuals as to the poorly documented {T}aterillus lacustris. {A}ltogether, our data suggest that {N}orthern {C}ameroon is a "phylogeographical node" for several rodent lineages which may be at least partly explained by the past changes within the {L}ake {C}had basin. {K}eeping this in mind, there is little doubt that biodiversity will undergo important modifications in the coming decades, following the increasing aridity and the drastic reduction of {L}ake {C}had.},
  keywords = {{A}frican biodiversity ; {P}raomys ; {T}aterillus lacustris ; {C}ytotaxonomy ; {M}olecular systematics},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{M}ammalian {B}iology},
  volume = {76},
  numero = {4},
  pages = {417--427},
  ISSN = {1616-5047},
  year = {2011},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.mambio.2010.10.002},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010053702},
}