An external and cranial mophometric study of altitudinal variation in Microtus arvalis in Switzerland

Cranial and external measurements in 422 museum specimens of the common vole, Microtus arvalis, from Switzerland were examined to determine whether they varied with altitude in accordance with either (1) Bergmann's Rule, or (2) subspeciation. Correlation coefficients between altitude and size...

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Main Author: Prescott-Allen, Christine
Language:English
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/22592