Quaternary biogeography of the Mustelidae family on the Mediterranean islands

Abstract Five taxa of the Mustelidae family now occur on the Mediterranean islands: the pine marten, Martes martes L., 1758, distributed on some of the Balearic and Tyrrhenian islands, the stone marten, M. foina Erxleben, 1777, which occurs on many islands of the basin, the badger, Meles meles Briss...

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Main Author: Marco Masseti
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Language:English
Published: Associazione Teriologica Italiana 1995
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spelling ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:a8cd0d2a1a044b6da2f30c287247a0fe 2023-05-15T18:50:12+02:00 Quaternary biogeography of the Mustelidae family on the Mediterranean islands Marco Masseti 1995-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.4404/hystrix-7.1-2-4048 https://doaj.org/article/a8cd0d2a1a044b6da2f30c287247a0fe EN eng Associazione Teriologica Italiana http://www.italian-journal-of-mammalogy.it/article/view/4048 https://doaj.org/toc/0394-1914 https://doaj.org/toc/1825-5272 doi:10.4404/hystrix-7.1-2-4048 0394-1914 1825-5272 https://doaj.org/article/a8cd0d2a1a044b6da2f30c287247a0fe Hystrix, the Italian Journal of Mammalogy, Vol 7, Iss 1-2 (1995) Quaternary Mustelidae Biogeography Quaternario Biogeografia Science Q Zoology QL1-991 article 1995 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.4404/hystrix-7.1-2-4048 2022-12-31T00:41:32Z Abstract Five taxa of the Mustelidae family now occur on the Mediterranean islands: the pine marten, Martes martes L., 1758, distributed on some of the Balearic and Tyrrhenian islands, the stone marten, M. foina Erxleben, 1777, which occurs on many islands of the basin, the badger, Meles meles Brisson, 1762, that has been only reported from some Greek islands, the weasel, Musteln nivalis L., 1766, common to many of the islands, and the otter, Lutra lutra L., 1758, recorded from the Greek islands. During Late Pleistocene times, only few carnivores seem to have occurred, however, on these islands and none is referable to the species that are present today. Paleontological evidence attests only to the occurrence of endemic elements, most of which were related to the Lutrinae subfamily. Apart from L. lutra , the absence during Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene of the continental species present today suggests that these carnivores are allochthonous. They were imported by man, for various purposes, probably since prehistorical and/or early historical times. Riassunto Biogeografia quaternaria della famiglia Mustelidae nelle isole del Mediterraneo - La distribuzione attuale dei rappresentanti della famiglia Mustelidae nelle isole mediterranee interessa esclusivamente cinque specie: la martora, Martes martes L., 1758, presente su alcune isole baleariche e tirreniche, la faina, M. foina Erxleben, 1777, diffusa in varie isole del Mediterraneo, il tasso, Meles meles Brisson, 1762, che viene solo segnalato per alcune isole greche, la donnola, Mustela nivalis L., 1766, che interessa molte isole del bacino e la lontra, Lutra lutra L., 1758, nota solamente per alcune isole greche. Nel corso del Pleistocene altre forme di mustelidi hanno comunque interessato queste isole e nessuna di esse può essere riferita tassonomicamente a quelle oggi presenti. Il Quaternario delle isole mediterranee è infatti esclusivamente caratterizzato dalla presenza di mustelidi endemici, appartenenti per la maggior parte alla sottofamiglia Lutrinae. ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Lontra Lutra lutra Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Hanno ENVELOPE(17.444,17.444,66.301,66.301) Many Islands ENVELOPE(-119.170,-119.170,56.317,56.317)
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Mustelidae
Biogeography
Quaternario
Biogeografia
Science
Q
Zoology
QL1-991
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Mustelidae
Biogeography
Quaternario
Biogeografia
Science
Q
Zoology
QL1-991
Marco Masseti
Quaternary biogeography of the Mustelidae family on the Mediterranean islands
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Mustelidae
Biogeography
Quaternario
Biogeografia
Science
Q
Zoology
QL1-991
description Abstract Five taxa of the Mustelidae family now occur on the Mediterranean islands: the pine marten, Martes martes L., 1758, distributed on some of the Balearic and Tyrrhenian islands, the stone marten, M. foina Erxleben, 1777, which occurs on many islands of the basin, the badger, Meles meles Brisson, 1762, that has been only reported from some Greek islands, the weasel, Musteln nivalis L., 1766, common to many of the islands, and the otter, Lutra lutra L., 1758, recorded from the Greek islands. During Late Pleistocene times, only few carnivores seem to have occurred, however, on these islands and none is referable to the species that are present today. Paleontological evidence attests only to the occurrence of endemic elements, most of which were related to the Lutrinae subfamily. Apart from L. lutra , the absence during Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene of the continental species present today suggests that these carnivores are allochthonous. They were imported by man, for various purposes, probably since prehistorical and/or early historical times. Riassunto Biogeografia quaternaria della famiglia Mustelidae nelle isole del Mediterraneo - La distribuzione attuale dei rappresentanti della famiglia Mustelidae nelle isole mediterranee interessa esclusivamente cinque specie: la martora, Martes martes L., 1758, presente su alcune isole baleariche e tirreniche, la faina, M. foina Erxleben, 1777, diffusa in varie isole del Mediterraneo, il tasso, Meles meles Brisson, 1762, che viene solo segnalato per alcune isole greche, la donnola, Mustela nivalis L., 1766, che interessa molte isole del bacino e la lontra, Lutra lutra L., 1758, nota solamente per alcune isole greche. Nel corso del Pleistocene altre forme di mustelidi hanno comunque interessato queste isole e nessuna di esse può essere riferita tassonomicamente a quelle oggi presenti. Il Quaternario delle isole mediterranee è infatti esclusivamente caratterizzato dalla presenza di mustelidi endemici, appartenenti per la maggior parte alla sottofamiglia Lutrinae. ...
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author Marco Masseti
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title Quaternary biogeography of the Mustelidae family on the Mediterranean islands
title_short Quaternary biogeography of the Mustelidae family on the Mediterranean islands
title_full Quaternary biogeography of the Mustelidae family on the Mediterranean islands
title_fullStr Quaternary biogeography of the Mustelidae family on the Mediterranean islands
title_full_unstemmed Quaternary biogeography of the Mustelidae family on the Mediterranean islands
title_sort quaternary biogeography of the mustelidae family on the mediterranean islands
publisher Associazione Teriologica Italiana
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url https://doi.org/10.4404/hystrix-7.1-2-4048
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op_source Hystrix, the Italian Journal of Mammalogy, Vol 7, Iss 1-2 (1995)
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