Classification of Small Mammals of the Central Altay According to the Similarity of Distribution
O. P. VOZNIYCHUK, I. N. BOGOMOLOVA, S. G. LIVANOV, L. G. VARTAPETOV
Abstract
Four types of preference were distinguished for classification of the species of small mammals of the Central Altay according to the similarity of distribution. A comparison of the resulting scheme with the previously published one allowed us to reveal differences in preferences of some species of insect-eaters and rodents. The table of animal distribution over height zones in the Central Altay province is presented, the abundance indices of small mammals in the northern, north-eastern Altay and in the West Siberian Plain are compared.
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