Naslov
Intrapopulation and interpopulation characteristics of meristic and morphological characters in Vipera ursinii macrops (Mehely, 1911) and Vipera ursinii cf. “Croatian subclade”

Autori
Burić, Ivona ; Jelić, Dušan ; Crnobrnja – Isailović, Jelka ; Ajtić, Rastko ; Sterjovski, Bogoljub ; Tomović, Ljiljana

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, ostalo

Izvornik
Abstract of 4th Biology of the Vipers Conference / - Atena : Societas Hellenica Herpetologica, 2014

Skup
The 4th Biology of the Vipers Conference

Mjesto i datum
Atena, Grčka, 10.10.2014. - 13.10.2014

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
vipera; morphology; meristics

Sažetak
Vipera ursinii macrops, karst viper inhabits high mountain grasslands in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Montenegro and Albania. It is endemic species for Balkan Dinaric mountain range. In recent study it was suggested by molecular data that Croatian populations are distinct as separate subclade, here referred to as V. u. macrops cf. “Croatian subclade”.Our goal was to collect data for 3 populations from 3 different localities:Velebit – Croatia(“Croatian-subclade”), Bjelasica – Montenegro and Bistra - Macedonia(macrops). We wanted to find out if there are some differences in morphological characters and meristic characters of the head that can separate these three populations and two subclades. The data were compared with morphology and meristic values that were used to determinate the subspecies of ursinii complex. Other question was is there intrapopulation and interpopulation variability of characters. We observed and measured 247 individuals for 4 morphological and 17 meristics characters. Results show that there are statistical significant differences in some characters between populations. When we compare population’s descriptive statistics, for Velebit population none of the values are in described range for V. u. macrops but show similarity with values described for V. u. ursinii. Population from Bjelasica has values that are close to described values for V.u.macrops and population from Bistra has values that are between V. u. macrops and V. u. graeca. Also there is sexual dimorphism between males and females in number of pileus scales and in snout to vent length.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Biologija

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