The “ground hare” in Eastern Europe: Ochotona or Allactaga?
The analysis of vernacular names, chronicles and zoological data is carried out. It is shown that the use of nomen “ground hare” is associated with two independent objects. The first one is Ochotona pusilla, described as Lepus pusillus with vernacular names “chekalka” (because of its voice) and “zem...
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Language: | English |
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National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. National Museum of Natural History
2016-12-01
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Series: | Праці Теріологічної школи |
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Online Access: | http://www.terioshkola.org.ua/library/pts14/pts14-12-zag-lepus-terrestris.pdf |