Geographical variability of the coat coloration in the weasel (Mustela nivalis) in Ukraine: taxonomy or climate?

There is a significant level of variability of the weasel’s coat coloration in Ukraine. The coloration is continuous from the southern forms of type “vulgaris” (white fur only on the belly and chest with no winter phase) to the northern and eastern forms of group “nivalis” (narrowed brown zone not e...

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Main Author: Igor Zagorodniuk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. National Museum of Natural History 2015-12-01
Series:Праці Теріологічної школи
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Online Access:http://www.terioshkola.org.ua/library/pts13-research/pts13-42-zag-mustela-nivalis.pdf