Nikolai L. Orlov
Russian Academy of Sciences
160 Papers
706 Citations
Nikolai L. Orlov is an academic researcher from Russian Academy of Sciences. The author has contributed to research in topics: Biology & Rhacophoridae. The author has an hindex of 25, co-authored 149 publications.
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Papers
Molecular Phylogenetics, tRNA Evolution, and Historical Biogeography in Anguid Lizards and Related Taxonomic Families
J. Robert Macey,James A. Schulte,Allan Larson,Boris S. Tuniyev,Nikolai L. Orlov,Theodore J. Papenfuss +5 more
TL;DR: Phylogenetic analysis of evolutionary changes in the gene encoding tRNA(Cys) suggests gradual reduction of dihydrouridine (D) stems by successive deletion of bases in some lineages, which contrasts with the one observed for parallel elimination of the D-stem in mitochondrial tRNAs of eight other reptile groups, in which replication slippage produces direct repeats.
A new species of pitviper of the genus Protobothrops from China (Squamata: Viperidae)
TL;DR: A new species of pitviper, Protobothrops maolanensis sp.
Two new cryptic species of the Cyrtodactylus irregularis complex (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from southern Vietnam
Roman A. Nazarov,Nikolay A. Poyarkov,Nikolai L. Orlov,Trung My Phung,Tao Thien Nguyen,Duc Minh Hoang,Thomas Ziegler +6 more
TL;DR: COI DNA-barcoding appears to be a useful tool to reveal cryptic diversity within the genus Cyrtodactylus, and revealed the presence of a number ofcryptic allopatric species within the C. irregularis complex.
Genealogy and Demographic History of a Widespread Amphibian throughout Indochina
Christopher Blair,Christina M. Davy,Andre Ngo,Nikolai L. Orlov,Haitao Shi,Shun-qing Lu,Lan Gao,Dingqi Rao,Robert W. Murphy +8 more
TL;DR: Analysis of Asian tree frogs of the Polypedates leucomystax complex showed that divergence between insular and mainland populations occurred before Homo sapiens colonized Southeast Asia, suggesting that historical human-mediated dispersal did not drive insular diversification.
A Redescription of Vibrissaphora ailaonica with a New Record in Vietnam
TL;DR: This collection represents not only the southern-most distribution for the genus, but also a new species record for Vietnam, and is provided a redescription of V. ailaonica, and comments on its ecology and reproductive biology.