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DOI	10.1371/journal.pone.0257063
	Ecological niche modeling of genetic lineages of the great gerbil, Rhombomys opimus (Rodentia: Gerbillinae)
	Hamidi, Kordiyeh; Mohammadi, Saeed; Ghassemi-Khademi, Taghi
通讯作者	Hamidi, K (corresponding author), Ferdowsi Univ Mashhad, Fac Sci, Dept Biol, Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan, Iran. ; Mohammadi, S (corresponding author), Univ Zabol, Fac Nat Resources, Dept Environm Sci, Zabol, Iran.
来源期刊	PLOS ONE
ISSN	1932-6203
出版年	2021
卷号	16 期号:9
英文摘要	Great gerbil (Rhombomys opimus Lichtenstein, 1823) is distributed in Central Asia and some parts of the Middle East. It is widely found in central and northeast parts of Iran with two distinct genetic lineages: R. o. sodalis in the northern slopes of the Elburz Mountains and R. o. sargadensis in the southern slopes. This large rodent acts as the main host of natural focal diseases. No study has surveyed the ecological niche of the lineages and how their distribution might be influenced by different climatic variables. To examine the distribution patterns of this murid rodent, we aimed to determine the habitat preferences and effects of environmental variables on the ecological niche. Using a species distribution approach for modeling of regional niche specialization, suitable habitats predicted for R. o. sodalis were mainly located in Golestan province in northern Iran, along the northern slope of Elburz, while R. o. sargadensis, showed great potential distribution along the southern slope of Elburz and around the Kavir Desert and the Lut Desert. Despite the widest potential distribution of R. o. sargadensis from northeast to northwest and through Central Iran, the geographic range of R. o. sodalis was smaller and mostly confined to Golestan province. The results support the presence of the two genetic lineages of Rhombomys in Iran and confirm that there is no significant niche overlap between the two subspecies. Furthermore, it provided several perspectives for future taxonomic studies and prevention hygiene programs for public health.
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	gold, Green Published
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000707050100097
WOS关键词	ZOONOTIC CUTANEOUS LEISHMANIASIS ; MAIN RESERVOIR ; SPECIES DISTRIBUTIONS ; MOLECULAR-DETECTION ; GOLESTAN PROVINCE ; CLIMATE-CHANGE ; HOST ; FOCI ; IRAN ; POPULATION
WOS类目	Multidisciplinary Sciences
WOS研究方向	Science & Technology - Other Topics
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/364390
作者单位	[Hamidi, Kordiyeh] Ferdowsi Univ Mashhad, Fac Sci, Dept Biol, Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan, Iran; [Mohammadi, Saeed] Univ Zabol, Fac Nat Resources, Dept Environm Sci, Zabol, Iran; [Ghassemi-Khademi, Taghi] Shiraz Univ, Fac Sci, Dept Biol, Shiraz, Iran
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Hamidi, Kordiyeh,Mohammadi, Saeed,Ghassemi-Khademi, Taghi. Ecological niche modeling of genetic lineages of the great gerbil, Rhombomys opimus (Rodentia: Gerbillinae)[J],2021,16(9).
APA	Hamidi, Kordiyeh,Mohammadi, Saeed,&Ghassemi-Khademi, Taghi.(2021).Ecological niche modeling of genetic lineages of the great gerbil, Rhombomys opimus (Rodentia: Gerbillinae).PLOS ONE,16(9).
MLA	Hamidi, Kordiyeh,et al."Ecological niche modeling of genetic lineages of the great gerbil, Rhombomys opimus (Rodentia: Gerbillinae)".PLOS ONE 16.9(2021).