Bergmann’s rule for Neomys fodiens in the middle of the distribution range
| Autor: | Uudo Timm, Linas Balčiauskas, Laima Balčiauskienė |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Range (biology)
QH301-705.5 Zoology Sorex General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology Latitude biology.animal medicine lithuania Biology (General) latitude dependent General Immunology and Microbiology biology Ecology water shrew General Neuroscience Shrew biology.organism_classification Short scale estonia Bergmann's rule Skull medicine.anatomical_structure craniometrical analysis Neomys General Agricultural and Biological Sciences |
| Zdroj: | Open Life Sciences, Vol 9, Iss 12, Pp 1147-1154 (2014) |
| ISSN: | 2391-5412 |
| Popis: | The body size of Palearctic Sorex shrews decreases at higher latitudes, and as such the Bergmann’s rule does not work. However, no analysis has ever been done for water shrew (Neomys fodiens) in the middle of distribution range. Analysis of available literature data showed that some body and skull measurements of N. fodiens are negatively correlated to latitude. Measurements of 158 water shrews from Estonia and Lithuania were also analyzed with respect to the short scale latitudinal pattern. We found that populations are separated (Wilk’s lambda = 0.363, p |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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