Distinct features of intraspecific and intrapopulation variability of the skull size in the red fox


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Abstract

The range of chronographic variability of the average size of the skull in the red fox (data collected by the authors) from a compact area in the Middle Urals has been assessed for a 30-year period, and the results obtained have been compared with the published data on the geographical variability within the vast species range. The range of changes of the average dimensions of the skull over time spanned almost the entire range of geographical variability. Therefore, the problem of search for factors that determine the morphological diversity arises.

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A. M. Gos’kov

Institute of Plant and Animal Ecology, Ural Branch

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Email: goskov_am@ipae.uran.ru
Russian Federation, Yekaterinburg, 620144

V. N. Bol’shakov

Institute of Plant and Animal Ecology, Ural Branch

Email: goskov_am@ipae.uran.ru
Russian Federation, Yekaterinburg, 620144

N. S. Korytin

Institute of Plant and Animal Ecology, Ural Branch

Email: goskov_am@ipae.uran.ru
Russian Federation, Yekaterinburg, 620144

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