Skull shape in thegenus Apodemus: phylogenetic conservatism and/or adaptation to local conditions |
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| Authors: | Daniel Frynta Pavlína Mikulová Vladimír Vohralík |
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| Institution: | (1) Graduate School of Environmental Earth Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan;(2) Department of Biology, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, 00133 Rome, Italy;(3) Institute of Biology and Soil Science, Russian Academy of Sciences Far East Branch, Vladivostok, 690022, Russia;(4) Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Fukuyama University, Higashimura-cho, Aza, Sanzo, 985, Fukuyama 729-0292, Japan;(5) Institute of Evolution, University of Haifa, Mount Carmel, Haifa, 31905, Israel |
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| Abstract: | We studied morphological variation among western Palaearctic species of woodmice (genusApodemus). Twenty one dental and skull variables were measured and evaluated using multivariate statistical approaches. A total of
501 specimens of the following 9 species of wood mice were examined:A. hermonensis, A. hyrcanicus, A. uralensis (=microps),A. flavicollis, A. sylvaticus, A. epimelas, A. mystacinus, A. peninsulae, A. agrarius. Species occupying large geographic areas were represented by two or three geographically distant populations. The analyses,
based both on original and size adjusted data, revealed congruence between morphological evolution and phylogenetic relationships. |
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