Morphological differentiation of the common toad Bufo bufo (Linnaeus, 1758) in the central part of the Balkan Peninsula
This study analyzes the degree of morphological differentiation among populations of the common toad Bufo bufo in the central part of the Balkan Peninsula. Variations in a number of morphometric and qualitative characters in 14 population samples were analyzed using univariate and multivariate s...
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| author | Čađenović Natalija Vukov Tanja Popović Ester Ljubisavljević Katarina |
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| description | This study analyzes the degree of morphological differentiation among populations of the common toad Bufo bufo in the central part of the Balkan Peninsula. Variations in a number of morphometric and qualitative characters in 14 population samples were analyzed using univariate and multivariate statistics. We found a high degree of female-biased sexual size dimorphism. Morphological variation among the samples was more expressed in morphometric than in qualitative characters. The significant size differences that exist between northern and southern population groups could be the result of phenotypic plasticity. Our results do not support a clear split between northern and southern populations, contrary to the current taxonomic treatment of these groups as B. b. bufo and B. b. spinosus, respectively. [Projekat Ministarstva nauke Republike Srbije, br. 173043] |
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| spelling | doaj.art-580ff01e37f3457380046ba44f7009d32022-12-22T00:08:09ZengUniversity of Belgrade, University of Novi SadArchives of Biological Sciences0354-46641821-43392013-01-0165268569510.2298/ABS1302685CMorphological differentiation of the common toad Bufo bufo (Linnaeus, 1758) in the central part of the Balkan PeninsulaČađenović NatalijaVukov TanjaPopović EsterLjubisavljević KatarinaThis study analyzes the degree of morphological differentiation among populations of the common toad Bufo bufo in the central part of the Balkan Peninsula. Variations in a number of morphometric and qualitative characters in 14 population samples were analyzed using univariate and multivariate statistics. We found a high degree of female-biased sexual size dimorphism. Morphological variation among the samples was more expressed in morphometric than in qualitative characters. The significant size differences that exist between northern and southern population groups could be the result of phenotypic plasticity. Our results do not support a clear split between northern and southern populations, contrary to the current taxonomic treatment of these groups as B. b. bufo and B. b. spinosus, respectively. [Projekat Ministarstva nauke Republike Srbije, br. 173043]http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0354-4664/2013/0354-46641302685C.pdfBufonidaegeographic variationmorphologySerbiaMontenegro |
| spellingShingle | Čađenović Natalija Vukov Tanja Popović Ester Ljubisavljević Katarina Morphological differentiation of the common toad Bufo bufo (Linnaeus, 1758) in the central part of the Balkan Peninsula Archives of Biological Sciences Bufonidae geographic variation morphology Serbia Montenegro |
| title | Morphological differentiation of the common toad Bufo bufo (Linnaeus, 1758) in the central part of the Balkan Peninsula |
| title_full | Morphological differentiation of the common toad Bufo bufo (Linnaeus, 1758) in the central part of the Balkan Peninsula |
| title_fullStr | Morphological differentiation of the common toad Bufo bufo (Linnaeus, 1758) in the central part of the Balkan Peninsula |
| title_full_unstemmed | Morphological differentiation of the common toad Bufo bufo (Linnaeus, 1758) in the central part of the Balkan Peninsula |
| title_short | Morphological differentiation of the common toad Bufo bufo (Linnaeus, 1758) in the central part of the Balkan Peninsula |
| title_sort | morphological differentiation of the common toad bufo bufo linnaeus 1758 in the central part of the balkan peninsula |
| topic | Bufonidae geographic variation morphology Serbia Montenegro |
| url | http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0354-4664/2013/0354-46641302685C.pdf |
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