title: Mitochondrial DNA and karyotypic data confirm the presence of Mus indutus and Mus minutoides (Mammalia, Rodentia, Muridae, Nannomys) in Botswana.
abstract: We use a combination of cytochrome b sequence data and karyological evidence to confirm the presence of Mus indutus and Mus minutoides in Botswana. Our data include sampling from five localities from across the country, including one site in northwestern Botswana where both species were captured in syntopy. Additionally, we find evidence for two mitochondrial lineages of M. minutoides in northwestern Botswana that differ by 5% in sequence variation. Also, we report that M. minutoides in Botswana have the 2n=34 karyotype with the presence of a (X.1) sex-autosome translocation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, 79409-3131, USA.
authors.forename: Molly M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: McDonough
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, 79409-3131, USA.
authors.forename: Cibele G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Sotero-Caio
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, 79409-3131, USA.
authors.forename: Adam W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Ferguson
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas, 77341, USA.
authors.forename: Patrick J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.affiliation: Department of National Museums and Monuments, Gaborone, Botswana.
authors.forename: Matlhogonolo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tswiio
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas, 77341, USA.
authors.forename: Monte L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Thies
keywords: Africa; cytochrome b; distribution; karyotype; rodent; sex-autosome translocation