Animals that occupy temperate and polar regions have specialized traits that help them
survive in harsh, highly seasonal environments. One particularly important adaptation is …

Abstract The Korean Peninsula and its associated Pacific islands have a distinctive, yet
poorly studied mammalian fauna. Korea was a land of invasions and wars for many …

Field naturalists have observed the activities of weasels for centuries. Their descriptions
were often accurate but sometimes misinterpreted the animals' behaviors and underlying …

Direct phenological mismatch caused by climate change can occur in mammals that moult
seasonally. Two colour morphs of the weasel Mustela nivalis (M. n.) occur sympatrically in …

An analysis of 30 craniological characters of Eurasian badgers (Meles spp.) revealed
different levels of sexual size dimorphism (SSD) and geographic variation in the three …

Background Body mass estimation is of paramount importance for paleobiological studies,
as body size influences numerous other biological parameters. In mammals, body mass has …

We examined morphological variability and evolution of the baculum (os penis) across the
Mustelidae through allometric analyses and character mapping. Fifty-four species and 26 …

For the first time, morphometric variation has been studied in metacarpal and metatarsal
bones of all known taxa of cave bears, which belong to different molecular genetic groups …

Aim Refugial isolation during glaciation is an established driver of speciation; however, the
opposing role of interglacial population expansion, secondary contact, and gene flow on the …

В монографии приведены результаты экспериментальных и полевых исследований
социального поведения и химической коммуникации мелких хищных млекопитающих …