Svetlana Kapustina

Genetical and morphological variability of the greater blind mole rat Spalax microphthalmus and phylogenetic affinities of large-bodied spalacids (Rodentia, Spalacidae) with a description of Spalax lyapunovae sp. nov. from the North Caucasus

The paper describes a new species of blind mole rat, Spalax lyapunovae, based on genetic, morphological, and chromosomal analyses of S. microphthalmus across its range.

Phylogeography and genetic structure of the steppe marmot (Marmota bobak Muller, 1776)

This study investigates the genetic structure of the steppe marmot using mitochondrial markers and identifies two phylogroups that challenge the existing subspecies classification.