Morphogenetic Effects of Resettlement of Mole Voles (Ellobius talpinus Pall., 1770) from the Southern Population to the Northern Boundary of the Species Range


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Abstract

Geometric morphometry has been used to reveal transformations of mandible morphogenesis in the offspring of mole voles resettled to the northern part of the species range from a southern population. The transformations were new compared to both the original (southern) and the aboriginal (northern) populations. A significant increase in the intragroup morphological disparity estimated by the mean nearest neighbor distance (MNND) in the resettled animals compared to both aboriginal populations is an indirect indication of an increased developmental instability in the resettled animals exposed to new climatic conditions.

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A. G. Vasil’ev

Institute of Plant and Animal Ecology

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Email: vag@ipae.uran.ru
Russian Federation, Yekaterinburg

V. N. Bol’shakov

Institute of Plant and Animal Ecology

Email: vag@ipae.uran.ru
Russian Federation, Yekaterinburg

I. A. Vasil’eva

Institute of Plant and Animal Ecology

Email: vag@ipae.uran.ru
Russian Federation, Yekaterinburg

N. G. Evdokimov

Institute of Plant and Animal Ecology

Email: vag@ipae.uran.ru
Russian Federation, Yekaterinburg

N. V. Sineva

Institute of Plant and Animal Ecology

Email: vag@ipae.uran.ru
Russian Federation, Yekaterinburg

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