Directional Asymmetry of Morphological Traits During Postnatal Ontogeny in Root Vole Microtus oeconomus Pall. (Rodentia, Cricetidae)

We analyzed Microtus oeconomus material collected for 25 years (1982–1992, 1994–2005, 2009, 2010). Directional asymmetry (DA) was demonstrated for teeth morphotypes, adrenal and kidney weights, and for length of the hind paw as well. DA may be formed both at early and later development stages and is...

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Main Authors: Vera Yu. Kovaleva, Vadim M. Efimov, Yuri N. Litvinov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Siberian Federal University 2013-06-01
Series:Журнал Сибирского федерального университета: Серия Биология
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Online Access:http://elib.sfu-kras.ru/bitstream/2311/9978/1/Kovaleva.pdf