TY - JOUR
T1 - Presence and ecological distribution of Mus "spretoides" and Mus musculus domesticus in Israel
T2 - Circum-Mediterranean vicariance in the genus Mus
AU - Auffray, Jean Christophe
AU - Tchernov, Eitan
AU - Bonhomme, François
AU - Heth, Giora
AU - Nevo, Eviatar
PY - 1990/1
Y1 - 1990/1
N2 - Described the presence of Mus "spretoides" in Israel by morphometric and biochemical analyses. 792 specimens of Mus are morphologically studied. These animaIs were live-trapped or came from museums or owl pellets from al! over Israel. By then, distributions of bath Mus "spretoides" and Mus musculus domesticus were established: Mus "spretoides" ranges in stricciy Mediterranean environments while Mus musculus domesticus occurs also in semi-arid environments. PartIr competitive exclusions of Mus "spretoides" from human dwellings and of Mus musculus domesticus from natural environments appear in sympatric area. The typical Mediterranean range and ecology of Mus "spretoides" allows to demonstrate a clear vicariance around the Mediterranean Sea between this eastern species and Mus spretus which occurs in the western part of the Mediterranean Basin.
AB - Described the presence of Mus "spretoides" in Israel by morphometric and biochemical analyses. 792 specimens of Mus are morphologically studied. These animaIs were live-trapped or came from museums or owl pellets from al! over Israel. By then, distributions of bath Mus "spretoides" and Mus musculus domesticus were established: Mus "spretoides" ranges in stricciy Mediterranean environments while Mus musculus domesticus occurs also in semi-arid environments. PartIr competitive exclusions of Mus "spretoides" from human dwellings and of Mus musculus domesticus from natural environments appear in sympatric area. The typical Mediterranean range and ecology of Mus "spretoides" allows to demonstrate a clear vicariance around the Mediterranean Sea between this eastern species and Mus spretus which occurs in the western part of the Mediterranean Basin.
UR - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/281559335_Presence_and_ecological_distribution_of_Mus_spretoides_and_Mus_musculus_domesticus_in_Israel_-_Circum-Mediterranean_vicariance_in_the_genus_Mus
M3 - Article
SN - 0044-3468
VL - 55
SP - 1
EP - 10
JO - Zeitschrift fur Saugetierkunde
JF - Zeitschrift fur Saugetierkunde
ER -