The geographic ranges of Martes species (Carnivora, Mustelidae) in the Middle Urals in the Late Pleistocene and Holocene

Martes mandibles from Late Pleistocene and Holocene sites in the Middle Urals were identified to the species level using discriminant analysis. As has been shown, sable lived there in the Late Pleistocene, with its geographic range covering all this area until the end of the 18th century; however, i...

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Published inBiology bulletin of the Russian Academy of Sciences Vol. 41; no. 8; pp. 672 - 680
Main Authors Gasilin, V. V., Kosintsev, P. A., Razhev, D. I., Fadeeva, T. V.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Moscow Pleiades Publishing 01.12.2014
Subjects
Biochemistry
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Carnivora
Cell Biology
Ecology
Life Sciences
Martes
Mustelidae
Zoology
mandible
Middle Urals
geographic range
species identification
Neopleistocene
Holocene
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Summary:Martes mandibles from Late Pleistocene and Holocene sites in the Middle Urals were identified to the species level using discriminant analysis. As has been shown, sable lived there in the Late Pleistocene, with its geographic range covering all this area until the end of the 18th century; however, its range started to reduce towards the north and northeast in the early 19th century. Over 150 years, the southwestern boundary of the sable range shifted by 3° to reach the current position by the mid-20th century. The pine marten appeared in the Middle Urals in the Holocene no later than 8000 years ago and inhabits this territory at present.
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ISSN:1062-3590
1608-3059
DOI:10.1134/S1062359014080056