The influence of climate on morphometric traits of fossil populations of Microtus arvalis and M. agrestis from the Carpathian Basin, northern Hungary

In this study, we analysed morphometrically fossil populations of Microtus arvalis and M. agrestis from eight late Middle to Late Pleistocene archaeological and palaeontological sites in the Carpathian Basin, northern Hungary. The intra- and interspecific variations in both species can be related to...

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Published in:Lethaia
Main Authors: Luzi, Elisa, Pazonyi, Piroska, López‐García, Juan Manuel
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: John Wiley and Sons 2019
Subjects:
Common vole
Field vole
Hungary
Marine isotope stage 5
Middle–late Pleistocene
Morphometrics
Microtus arvalis
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10451/36577
https://doi.org/10.1111/let.12294
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Summary:In this study, we analysed morphometrically fossil populations of Microtus arvalis and M. agrestis from eight late Middle to Late Pleistocene archaeological and palaeontological sites in the Carpathian Basin, northern Hungary. The intra- and interspecific variations in both species can be related to climatic oscillations linked to the onset of the Eemian interglacial and the first phases of Marine Isotope Stage 5. The size of M. agrestis can be correlated with the presence/absence of relatively humid climatic and environmental conditions and of surface water resources (such as marshes and flooded areas). A possible immigration event of M. arvalis populations into the Carpathian Basin, also related to the Eemian interglacial, is also identified. info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

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