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标题：Biometric values comparison of somatic and cranial features of two Microtus oeconomus subspecies
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作者：Ivan Baláž ; Sandra Fraňová
期刊名称：Folia faunistica Slovaca
印刷版ISSN：1335-7522
电子版ISSN：1336-4529
出版年度：2013
卷号：18
页码：59-66
出版社：Faunima
其他摘要：In this paper we evaluate biometry of somatic and cranial features of the root vole Microtus oeconomus mehelyi (Éhik, 1928) from Slovakia and Microtus oeconomus stimmingi (Nehring, 1899) from Poland. The body length shows the biggest variability and the hind foot length the lowest in all cases. The Polish populations reach higher average values of weight and body length, but lower values of tail length and hind foot length, which all are consistent with both Bergmann’s and Allen’s rule. Positive correlation has also been proven for both subspecies between the weight and body length. There is a negative correlation among the Polish individuals and positive correlation among the Slovak individuals between the body length and tail length. Similar results have been obtained when the relation between body length and hind foot length was tested. Nineteenth cranial features were also examined. Subspecies M. e. stimmingi reached higher average values in all cases except 4 features (LFm, Ia, Io, LOSD). Out of six evaluated features of low jaw, higher average values for M. e. mehelyi subspecies were found for 3 features (LMd, LMdD, AMd) and the rest of the features reached lower average values. The rest (Amdm, LOID, ML) reached higher average values for M. e. stimmingi.
其他关键词：root vole; Microtus oeconomus ; biometry; somatic and cranial features .