Small mammals from Palaeolithic sites of the Crimea

Маркова, А.К.

doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2010.07.016

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“…Both obscurus lineages have relatively low genetic diversity (Table 3), polytomic topologies (Fig. Based on the dominant occurrence of obscurus in the Crimean fossil record (from the Eemian/Mikulino interglacial to the Denekamp/ Briansk interstadial; Dodonov et al, 2000;Markova, 2011) and the basal position of the Ukraine sample in the SR clade (Fig. 3, Table 4).…”

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Exploring phylogeography and species limits in the Altai vole (Rodentia: Cricetidae)

Tougard

Montuire

Volobouev

et al. 2013

Biol J Linn Soc Lond

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Natural hybridization between species is not a rare event. In arvicoline rodents, hybridization is known to occur in the wild and/or in captivity. In the Microtus arvalis group, cytogenetic studies revealed that there were two distinct chromosomal forms (2n = 46 but a different fundamental number of autosomes). These forms have been attributed to two cryptic species: the common (arvalis) and Altai (obscurus) voles. Recently, individuals with intermediate karyotypes (F1 and backcrosses) were discovered in central European Russia, and, for this reason, other studies have regarded obscurus and arvalis as conspecific. In the present study, to address the question of the species limits in the Altai vole and to infer its evolutionary history, a phylogeographical analysis combined with multivariate morphometric methods and original chromosome data was performed. Two obscurus lineages were identified: the Sino-Russian and South Caucasian lineages. Both lineages are characterized by low genetic diversity, resulting, in the former, from a past bottleneck event caused by encroaching periglacial areas and, in the latter, from recent rapid population divergence. Introgressive hybridization between the Altai and common voles appears to be the result of a secondary contact following the Last Glacial Maximum in central European Russia. Despite the fact that speciation is an ongoing process in most arvicoline species, the common and Altai voles are genetically divergent, morphologically and karyologically distinct, and exhibit contrasting evolutionary histories. For all these reasons, they should be ranked as species: M. arvalis and M. obscurus.

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Exploring phylogeography and species limits in the Altai vole (Rodentia: Cricetidae)

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Volobouev

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Biol J Linn Soc Lond

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“…The model of glacial refugia and habitat contraction to southern peninsulas in Europe as areas for the survival of temperate mammal species during Pleistocene glaciations is, at present, widely accepted (Sommer and Nadachowski, 2006). Extensive palaeontological investigations carried out in recent years in Ukraine indicated that the Crimean Peninsula was one of the refugia in Eastern Europe (Markova, 2011).…”

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First ancient DNA sequences of the Late Pleistocene red deer (Cervus elaphus) from the Crimea, Ukraine

Stanković

Doan

Mackiewicz

et al. 2011

Quaternary International

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The Emine-Bair-Khosar Cave (EBK), situated on the northern edge of Lower Plateau of the Chatyrdag Massif (Crimean Mountains) is rich in palaeontological material, accumulated over most of the Pleistocene. The cave served as a natural trap for vertebrates whose skeletons are now very well preserved. Preliminary examination of the bone material showed that also genetic material was preserved in most of it. We analysed mtDNA isolated from bones of three specimens of red deer (Cervus elaphus) dated for the late Pleistocene (MIS 3). These are the first ancient DNA sequences obtained for this species. We located the position of three red deer individuals on the phylogeographic tree based on the mtDNA sequences of contemporary representatives of the Cervinae inhabiting the Northern Hemisphere. Our results confirm the notion that the Crimean Peninsula was the north-easternmost refugium in Europe, and that during and after the Late Pleistocene it played a major role in recolonisation and dispersal of temperate species in the whole Eurasian continent.

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“…Map of the Last Interglacial small mammal localities discussed in this paper and European bioregions (for more details see Table S1): 1-Bobylek (Russia) [16], 2-Krasnyi Bor (Russia) [17], 3-Cheremoshnik (Russia) [3,18], 4-ChernyYar (Russia) [19,20], 5-Shkurlat (Russia) (Shkurlat layers) [21], 6-Chernianka (Russia) [21], 7-El′tigen (Russia) [22], 8-Beglitsa (Russia) [23], 9-Kabazi II (Russia) [24,25], 10-Malutino (Russia) [26], 11-Mikhailovka 5 (Russia) [27], 12-Gadiach (Ukraine) [21], 13-Novonekrasovka (Ukraine) [28], 14-Borisova Gora (Belarus) [29], 15-Timoshkovichi (Belarus) 16-Vârtop casa de Piatra (Romania) [31], 17-Kozarnika (Bulgaria) [32], 18-Mala Balanica (Serbia) Figure 1. Map of the Last Interglacial small mammal localities discussed in this paper and European bioregions (for more details see Table S1): 1-Bobylek (Russia) [16], 2-Krasnyi Bor (Russia) [17], 3-Cheremoshnik (Russia) [3,18], 4-ChernyYar (Russia) [19,20], 5-Shkurlat (Russia) (Shkurlat layers) [21], 6-Chernianka (Russia) [21], 7-El tigen (Russia) [22], 8-Beglitsa (Russia) [23], 9-Kabazi II (Russia) [24,25], 10-Malutino (Russia) [26], 11-Mikhailovka 5 (Russia) [27], 12-Gadiach (Ukraine) [21], 13-Novonekrasovka (Ukraine) [28], 14-Borisova Gora (Belarus) [29], 15-Timos...…”

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“…The Mikulinian (Eemian) layers of the multilayered Middle Paleolithic site Kabazi II (Unit VI) in Crimea, dated by using absolute dating methods, include abundant small mammal remains characterized the different environmental conditions [24]. The fossil record includes remains of forest species: forest dormouse Dryomys nitedula, yellow-necked mouse A. flavicollis, pine vole M. (T.) subterraneus, and water vole A. ex gr.…”

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Preliminary Analysis of European Small Mammal Faunas of the Eemian Interglacial: Species Composition and Species Diversity at a Regional Scale

Маркова

Puzachenko

2018

Quaternary

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Small mammal remains obtained from the European localities dated to the Eemian (Mikulino) age have been analyzed for the first time at a regional scale based on the present biogeographical regionalization of Europe. The regional faunas dated to the warm interval in the first part of the Late Pleistocene display notable differences in fauna composition, species richness, and diversity indices. The classification of regional faunal assemblages revealed distinctive features of small mammal faunas in Eastern and Western Europe during the Eemian (=Mikulino, =Ipswichian) Interglacial. Faunas of the Iberian Peninsula, Apennine Peninsula, and Sardinia Island appear to deviate from the other regions. In the Eemian Interglacial, the maximum species richness of small mammals (≥40 species) with a relatively high proportion of typical forest species was recorded in Western and Central Europe and in the western part of Eastern Europe. The lowest species richness (5-14 species) was typical of island faunas and of those in the north of Eastern Europe. The data obtained make it possible to reconstruct the distribution of forest biotopes and open habitats (forest-steppe and steppe) in various regions of Europe. Noteworthy is a limited area of forests in the south and in the northeastern part of Europe. In these regions, it seems likely that under conditions of relatively high temperatures characteristic of the Last Interglacial and an insufficient moisture supply there could exist open forest stands or forest-steppe landscapes, as suggested by the presence of species indicative of forest-steppe and steppe north of the forest zone. The results obtained are useful in modeling changes in the mammal faunas as well as environmental changes in entire Europe due to global climatic changes (including the global warming recorded at present).

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Small mammals from Palaeolithic sites of the Crimea

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Exploring phylogeography and species limits in the Altai vole (Rodentia: Cricetidae)

Exploring phylogeography and species limits in the Altai vole (Rodentia: Cricetidae)

First ancient DNA sequences of the Late Pleistocene red deer (Cervus elaphus) from the Crimea, Ukraine

Preliminary Analysis of European Small Mammal Faunas of the Eemian Interglacial: Species Composition and Species Diversity at a Regional Scale

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