@article{a0eb14d438934822949f47403310a9c3,
title = "New data on the origin of Nesiotites (Soricidae, Mammalia) in Menorca (Balearic Islands, Spain)",
abstract = "The presence of the shrew Nesiotites in Menorca is not yet adequately explained. Some authors consider that its ancestor arrived during the Messinian Salinity Crisis, as happened in Mallorca. Other authors consider that fossil populations in Menorca are the result of a later migration from Mallorca. In this work, several biometrical and morphological characters of abundant fossil populations from both islands have been studied. The results indicate that Early Pleistocene populations in Mallorca and Menorca are rather indistinguishable. Therefore, an early post-Messinian (Pliocene) isolation of Nesiotites in both islands is quite unlikely.",
keywords = "Asoriculus, Biogeography, Endemism, Insular evolution, Mallorca, Shrew",
author = "Guillem Pons-Monjo and Salvador Moy{\`a}-Sol{\`a} and Marc Furi{\'o}",
note = "Funding Information: This paper has been also possible thanks to the support by the AGAUR of the Generalitat de Catalunya (PIPH-2009 SGR 754) and the Spanish Ministerio de Econom{\'i}a y Competitividad (Projects CGL2011-28681 and CGL2011-27343). We strongly appreciate the help of Chiara Angelone and Tatsos Kotsakis (Universit{\'a} di Torino/Roma Tre) for providing some essential literature. B. Villier, L.W. van den Hoek Ostende and an anonymous reviewer are acknowledged for their helpful comments on the original manuscript. Copyright: Copyright 2012 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.",
year = "2012",
month = jul,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1016/j.crpv.2012.03.001",
language = "English",
volume = "11",
pages = "393--401",
journal = "Comptes Rendus - Palevol",
issn = "1631-0683",
publisher = "Elsevier Masson",
number = "5",
}