Historical record of Holochilus vulpinus (Rodentia, Sigmodontinae) from northern Patagonia, Argentina
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Federico L. Agnolin
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Sergio O. Lucero
Abstract
Marsh rats of the species Holochilus vulpinus inhabit mesic and humid environments. For this reason, it is frequently used in paleoenviromental studies to infer past humid conditions. Holocene archeological record indicates that H. vulpinus had a wider geographical distribution than today. Its regional extinction in north Patagonia at the XIX century was attributed to the dry and cold Little Ice Age (LIA). Here we present the finding of a specimen of H. vulpinus from northeastern Patagonia (Valcheta stream, Río Negro province, Argentina), just at the end of LIA. Implications of this novel historical record are discussed.
Acknowledgments
We thank D. Flores and P. Teta (MACN), and Sergio Bogan (Fundación de Historia Natural “Félix de Azara”) for the access to the collections under their care. N. Chimento and E. Guerrero shared fruitful data regarding the distribution of vertebrates and plants in the Late Holocene of Patagonia. U.F.J. Pardiñas shared valuable discussion and literature about Holochilus and Patagonian history. We especially thank the reviewers for their enlightening comments on an early version of the manuscript.
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Artikel in diesem Heft
- Frontmatter
- Obituary
- In memoriam Jamshid Darvish
- Museology/history of sciences
- On the shoulders of giants: Reginald Innes Pocock and integrative mammal research in museums and zoos
- Ecology
- Space use and movement of jaguar (Panthera onca) in western Paraguay
- A review of the status of the Western polecat Mustela putorius: a neglected and declining species?
- Diversity of primates and other mammals in the middle Purus basin in the Brazilian Amazon
- Rapid expansion of the American mink poses a serious threat to the European mink in Spain
- New reports of the presence and ecology of the Sumatran striped rabbit (Nesolagus netscheri) in South Sumatra
- Reproduction of the golden jackal (Canis aureus) outside current resident breeding populations in Europe: evidence from the Czech Republic
- Dung-pile use by guanacos in eastern Patagonia
- Conservation
- Stable isotope analysis as a minimal-invasive method for dietary studies on the highly endangered Common hamster (Cricetus cricetus)
- New localities, an update on the conservation status and ethnographic notes for the dingiso tree kangaroo, Dendrolagus mbaiso Flannery, Boeadi et Szalay (Diprotodontia: Macropodidae)
- Biogeography
- First record of the Egyptian fruit bat, Rousettus aegyptiacus (Pteropodidae), from Kastellorizo island, Greece
- Recent records of dhole (Cuon alpinus, Pallas 1811) in Uttarakhand, Western Himalaya, India
- Evolutionary biology
- First records of hypopigmentation disorders in the Peters’ ghost-faced bat Mormoops megalophylla (Chiroptera, Mormoopidae)
- Historical record of Holochilus vulpinus (Rodentia, Sigmodontinae) from northern Patagonia, Argentina
- Taxonomy/phylogeny
- On the identity of Didelphis marsupialis Linnaeus 1758
- Annual reviewer acknowledgement
- Reviewer acknowledgement Mammalia volume 82 (2018)
Artikel in diesem Heft
- Frontmatter
- Obituary
- In memoriam Jamshid Darvish
- Museology/history of sciences
- On the shoulders of giants: Reginald Innes Pocock and integrative mammal research in museums and zoos
- Ecology
- Space use and movement of jaguar (Panthera onca) in western Paraguay
- A review of the status of the Western polecat Mustela putorius: a neglected and declining species?
- Diversity of primates and other mammals in the middle Purus basin in the Brazilian Amazon
- Rapid expansion of the American mink poses a serious threat to the European mink in Spain
- New reports of the presence and ecology of the Sumatran striped rabbit (Nesolagus netscheri) in South Sumatra
- Reproduction of the golden jackal (Canis aureus) outside current resident breeding populations in Europe: evidence from the Czech Republic
- Dung-pile use by guanacos in eastern Patagonia
- Conservation
- Stable isotope analysis as a minimal-invasive method for dietary studies on the highly endangered Common hamster (Cricetus cricetus)
- New localities, an update on the conservation status and ethnographic notes for the dingiso tree kangaroo, Dendrolagus mbaiso Flannery, Boeadi et Szalay (Diprotodontia: Macropodidae)
- Biogeography
- First record of the Egyptian fruit bat, Rousettus aegyptiacus (Pteropodidae), from Kastellorizo island, Greece
- Recent records of dhole (Cuon alpinus, Pallas 1811) in Uttarakhand, Western Himalaya, India
- Evolutionary biology
- First records of hypopigmentation disorders in the Peters’ ghost-faced bat Mormoops megalophylla (Chiroptera, Mormoopidae)
- Historical record of Holochilus vulpinus (Rodentia, Sigmodontinae) from northern Patagonia, Argentina
- Taxonomy/phylogeny
- On the identity of Didelphis marsupialis Linnaeus 1758
- Annual reviewer acknowledgement
- Reviewer acknowledgement Mammalia volume 82 (2018)
