Discrimination of the sympatric species of water shrews Neomys fodiens and N. milleri (Soricomorpha, Soricidae)
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11310%2F19%3A10397153" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11310/19:10397153 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=rk6FHT-14M" target="_blank" >https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=rk6FHT-14M</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcz.2019.08.004" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.jcz.2019.08.004</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Discrimination of the sympatric species of water shrews Neomys fodiens and N. milleri (Soricomorpha, Soricidae)
Original language description
The water shrew species Neomys fodiens and Neomys milleri are morphologically similar and, based on phenotype, it is difficult to distinguish them. Mandibles of both species were studied by means of classic as well as geometric morphometrics. We compared a priori identified mandibles of water shrews captured in two areas where the species ranges partially or entirely overlap, i.e., in Germany and in the south-eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula. Discrimination of the two species by linear measurements was successful in Germany but not in the Balkans. Discriminant analysis revealed clear differences in the shape of the mandible between the species in both regions. Comparison of allopatric and sympatric populations of both species showed that species are smaller and more similar in shape where they occur in sympatry. Our results suggest that geometric morphometrics can be successfully used for species determination, especially in regions where determination by size is not possible.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10613 - Zoology
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach<br>I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2019
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Zoologischer Anzeiger
ISSN
0044-5231
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
283
Issue of the periodical within the volume
neuvedeno
Country of publishing house
DE - GERMANY
Number of pages
6
Pages from-to
27-32
UT code for WoS article
000498010400004
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85071274999