title

Age variation as the factor influencing on the exactness of identification of morphologically close species of mouse-like rodents

author(s)

Stetsula, N.

affiliation

Drohobych Ivan Franko State Pedagogical University (Drohobych, Ukraine)

bibliography

Proceedings of the Theriological School. 11 (2012): 41–49

DOI

language

Ukrainian, with English extended summary, titles of tables, captures to figs, and references

abstract

The analysis of morphometric features in two pairs of closed species of wool mice (Sylvaemus tauricus and S. sylvaticus) and voles (Terricola subterraneus and Microtus arvalis) is carried out. It is shown that the problems of diagnostics of morphologically closed species appear due to the coincidence of signs of the young stages of size-large species with the adult stages of lesser species. Increase in interspecies differences take place in oldest age groups.

keywords

morphometric features, age variation, morphologically related species.

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