Mole-rat from Khortytsia in the light of morphological and geographical relations between Spalax zemni and S. microphthalmus

The taxonomic status of the mole-rats from Khortytsia Island which is located between the ranges of Spalax zemni (right bank of the Dnipro) and S. microphthalmus (left bank) are considered. This island population is a unique biogeographical phenomenon that may be an evidence of ancient evolutionary...

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Main Authors: Maryna Korobchenko, Igor Zagorodniuk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. National Museum of Natural History 2016-12-01
Series:Праці Теріологічної школи
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Online Access:http://www.terioshkola.org.ua/library/pts14/pts14-32-korobchenko-spalax.pdf