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Morphological Variability of the Mandible Shape of the Common Vole Microtus arvalis (Rodentia, Arvicolidae) Semi-species from the Hybrid Zone
Abstract—The mandible shape of the common vole semi-species from the hybrid zone was studied for the first time using the methods of geometric...
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Evolution of Communication Systems Underground in a Blind Mammal, Spalax
The evolution of mammals to life underground, which has been unfolding globally for over 50 million years, is one of nature’s best-studied long-term...
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Morphofunctional Transformations of the Jaw Muscles in Rodent Evolution
AbstractThe paper summarizes results of long-term research on the jaw apparatus of modern rodents. The studied material includes original data on 22...
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Feeding ecology of the wolf (Canis lupus) in a near-natural ecosystem in Mongolia
The increasing animosity towards wolves ( Canis lupus ) by livestock-kee** nomads in Mongolia and the accompanying conflicts highlight the urgent...
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Comparative post-weaning ontogeny of the mandible in fossorial and semi-aquatic water voles
Comparison of post-weaning ontogenetic changes in bone structures between phylogenetically close species with different ecology and types of...
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Map** an elusive arboreal rodent: Combining nocturnal acoustic surveys and citizen science data extends the known distribution of the edible dormouse (Glis glis) in the Czech Republic
Surveying mammals is always a challenge for field biologists. When those mammals are nocturnal and mostly arboreal, as in the case of the dormice...
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Apodemus mice as the main prey that determines reproductive output of tawny owl (Strix aluco) in Central Europe
During the years 2008–2014, we studied diet composition, the number of breeding pairs, and reproductive output of tawny owls in Central Europe (Czech...
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The Tongue Structure in Scaly-Tailed Squirrels (Rodentia, Anomaluridae)
AbstractFive of the seven modern species of the family Anomaluridae have been studied. Significant intergeneric differences in the structure of the...
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KAISERSLAUTERN: Zoological Collection of the University of Kaiserslautern
The Zoological Collection of the University of Kaiserslautern was established in 1973 by Prof. Dr. Erwin Tretzel (28 May 1920–28 April 2001), who was...
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Age and Sex Determination in the Water Vole (Arvicola amphibius, Rodentia, Arvicolinae) Based on Measurements of the Pelvic Limb Bones
A method was developed for determining the age and sex of the water vole ( Arvicola amphibius L.) based on the measurements of the pelvic limb bones....
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Toward assembling a taxonomic puzzle: Case study of Iranian gray voles of the subgenus Microtus (Rodentia, Cricetidae)
The voles of the subgenus Microtus , which includes six species of the socalled “arvalis” group, have always been problematic for classification. Some...
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Voles of the Genus Alexandromys from the Verkhnebureinskaya Depression
Voles of an unclear taxonomic status have been found in the Bureya River depression (Khabarovsk krai) for the first time. An analysis of the...
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Meadow Grassland Ecosystem
This chapter focuses on Chinese meadow grassland ecosystems. It introduces in brief the areal extent and provincially based distribution of this...
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New data on chromosomal variability, distribution of sibling species, and hybridization of 46-chromosomal forms of Microtus arvalis sensu lato (Rodentia, Arvicolinae) in the Upper Volga basin
New data are presented on the composition, intraspecific structure, and geographic distribution of the sibling species of common voles in the Upper...
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The first finding of East European vole (Microtus rossiaemeridionalis) in Buryatia
The first finding of the East European vole Microtus rossiaemeridionalis in Transbaikalia is reported.
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Chromosomal and molecular studies of cryptic species of the subgenus Terricola (Rodentia, Arvicolinae, Microtus) in the Caucasian region: Analysis of new records
Using chromosomal and molecular ( cytb ) markers, the specific identity of 78 individuals of cryptic species of voles of the subgenus Terricola was...
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Revision of the taxonomic position of the Olkhon mountain vole (Rodentia, Cricetidae)
The phylogenetic position of the Olkhon mountain vole ( Alticola olchonensis Litvinov, 1960) was studied using the sequences of four nuclear ( BRCA , GHR ...
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Keys to identify modern and Pleistocene arvicolines (Arvicolinae, Rodentia) from the Urals and Western Siberia based on odontological characteristics
Taxonomic identification of arvicolines (Arvicolinae, Rodentia) based on dental characteristics without taking into account cranial, external, or...
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Caucasian cryptic species of rodents as models in research on the problems of species and speciation
Problems of species and speciation have been considered with cryptic rodent species of the Caucasus as models. The Caucasian mountain system is...
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Long-term density fluctuations and microhabitat use of sympatric Apodemus flavicollis and Myodes glareolus in central Italy
The role and importance of interspecific competition for rodent communities have been much debated issues, with some early authors suggesting that...