Study of a contact between two chromosomally monomorphic races of Sorex araneus L. (common shrew)

1 September 1993

journal article
research article
Published by Springer Nature in Heredity

Vol. 71 (3) , 221-226
https://doi.org/10.1038/hdy.1993.129

Abstract

One hundred and twelve specimens of the common shrew from 21 populations in NE Poland were studied from an area of contact between chromosomal race II (metacentric chromosomes: hi, ko, gm, np) and race VII (ki, hn, gr, mp). No direct contact was found between the races in the study area; there were no mixed or hybrid populations. The shortest distance between populations of the two races was 1.2–1.6 km. Possible explanations for this pattern of the races' disjunction are discussed.

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