On the issue of taxonomical status of steppe viper (Vipera renardi) in Right-bank Ukraine

Data on morphologic variability of the steppe viper in the Kirovograd region (Right-bank Ukraine) are given firstly. Tentative estimation of the similaritylevel of the local population and the populations from the Left-bank Ukraine and the Crimea was carried out using methods of the multivariate sta...

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Main Authors: A. L. Baybuz, O. V. Kukushkin, O. I. Zinenko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oles Honchar Dnipropetrovsk National University 2011-07-01
Series:Vìsnik Dnìpropetrovsʹkogo Unìversitetu: Serìâ Bìologìâ, Ekologìâ
Online Access:http://ecology.dp.ua/index.php/ECO/article/view/264
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description Data on morphologic variability of the steppe viper in the Kirovograd region (Right-bank Ukraine) are given firstly. Tentative estimation of the similaritylevel of the local population and the populations from the Left-bank Ukraine and the Crimea was carried out using methods of the multivariate statistics. Morphological data in line with the results of mitochondrial DNA analysis show that the population in the Kirovograd region belongs to widespread Eurasian species Vipera renardiand morphologically most close to the original populations of the lowland Crimea, Sivash and Forest-Steppe of the Left-bank Ukraine. This could indicate the complicated history of the Right-bank Ukraine colonization by the steppe viper and possible influence of environmental conditions on the vipers’ morphology
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spelling doaj.art-16e7ee430f9a4e4eaf5b89660b4f9b632022-12-21T20:02:15ZengOles Honchar Dnipropetrovsk National UniversityVìsnik Dnìpropetrovsʹkogo Unìversitetu: Serìâ Bìologìâ, Ekologìâ2310-08422312-301X2011-07-0119231210.15421/011119262On the issue of taxonomical status of steppe viper (Vipera renardi) in Right-bank UkraineA. L. Baybuz0O. V. Kukushkin1O. I. Zinenko2Кировоградский государственный педагогический университет им. Владимира ВинниченкоКарадагский природный заповедник НАНУХарьковский национальный университет им. В. Н. КаразинаData on morphologic variability of the steppe viper in the Kirovograd region (Right-bank Ukraine) are given firstly. Tentative estimation of the similaritylevel of the local population and the populations from the Left-bank Ukraine and the Crimea was carried out using methods of the multivariate statistics. Morphological data in line with the results of mitochondrial DNA analysis show that the population in the Kirovograd region belongs to widespread Eurasian species Vipera renardiand morphologically most close to the original populations of the lowland Crimea, Sivash and Forest-Steppe of the Left-bank Ukraine. This could indicate the complicated history of the Right-bank Ukraine colonization by the steppe viper and possible influence of environmental conditions on the vipers’ morphologyhttp://ecology.dp.ua/index.php/ECO/article/view/264
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On the issue of taxonomical status of steppe viper (Vipera renardi) in Right-bank Ukraine
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title On the issue of taxonomical status of steppe viper (Vipera renardi) in Right-bank Ukraine
title_full On the issue of taxonomical status of steppe viper (Vipera renardi) in Right-bank Ukraine
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title_full_unstemmed On the issue of taxonomical status of steppe viper (Vipera renardi) in Right-bank Ukraine
title_short On the issue of taxonomical status of steppe viper (Vipera renardi) in Right-bank Ukraine
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