Temperature niche of the greater mole rat Spalax microphthalmus Güld. (1770) |
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Authors: | A. A. Nikol’skii |
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Affiliation: | (1) Russian University of Peoples’ Friendship, Podol’skoe sh. 8/5, Moscow, 113093, Russia |
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Abstract: | With consideration of the data on soil temperature within the range and over the burrow depth of the greater mole rat Spalax microphthalmus Güld. (1770) published in the Handbook on the Climate of the Soviet Union, it has been shown that the fundamental temperature niche of this species is relatively narrow. The seasonal activity of the greater mole rat in the vertical plane of the burrow depends on the vertical distribution of soil temperature. |
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Keywords: | greater mole rat burrow temperature niche |
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