Phylogenomics of the sigmodontine rodents: Cloud forests and Pliocene extinction explain timing and spread of the radiation of South American mice and rats
Max R. Bangs, Alexandre Reis Percequillo, Víctor Pacheco, Scott J. Steppan
This study uses genomic data to analyze the timing and spread of Sigmodontinae rodent radiation, linking it to climatic and geological events in South America.
PLoS ONE · Nov 4, 2025Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology