Morphometric divergence in southern European moles (Insectívora, Talpidae)
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- 1 January 1987
- journal article
- phylogenesis and-systematics
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Bolletino di zoologia
- Vol. 54 (2) , 187-191
- https://doi.org/10.1080/11250008709355580
Abstract
Evolutionary divergence in southern European moles (Talpa eu‐ropaea T. romana, T. stankovici, T. caeca caeca, T. c. hercegoviniensis) was investigated through multivariate morphometrics. The high discrimination shown by taxa seems to be related to geographic independent evolution that occurred during the Pleistocene. Whilst the Balkanic T. c. hercegoviniensis is morphometrically closest to T. caeca caeca, slight chromosomal diversity suggests active speciation.Keywords
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