Open AccessMorphological variability of the mandible shape in the common vole Microtus arvalis (Rodentia, Arvicolidae) hybrid zone
Author(s) -
Т. А. Миронова,
Т. А. Миронова,
В. Б. Сычева,
В. Б. Сычева,
Aleksey A. Martynov,
Alexander Martynov,
Anton R. Gromov,
Anton R. Gromov,
Danila S. Kostin,
Danila S. Kostin,
В. А. Комарова,
В. А. Комарова,
Д. М. Кривоногов,
Д. М. Кривоногов,
Leonid A. Lavrenchenko,
Leonid A. Lavrenchenko
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
doklady akademii nauk. rossijskaâ akademiâ nauk
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0869-5652
DOI - 10.31857/s0869-56524885576-580
Subject(s) - microtus , vole , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , biology , hybrid , zoology , ecology , botany , genus , population , demography , sociology
For the first time, the analysis of the mandible shape in semispecies of common vole (Microtus arvalis) from the hybrid zone was carried out using geometric morphometry methods. High morphological variability of hybrids that were closer to the parent form Microtus obscurus than to M. arvalis was found. The main trends in the shape of the mandible, which locate mainly in the horizontal plane, are revealed.