Publications by authors named "Faleev V"

Cranial sizes of American mink selected for tame and aggressive behavior (towards humans) and control mink, which were not selected for behavior, were compared. Absolute sizes of the skull were demonstrated to change depending on the direction of selection. Sexual dimorphism was reduced in mink selected for aggressive behavior, because the cranial sizes of females increased and those of males decreased.

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This paper presents an analysis of variation of skull size and shape in the course of population cycles of two ecologically different vole species: water vole and high-mountain vole. We have found consistent changes of the direction, rate, and balance of morphogenesis during population cycles. We discuss the role of intra-populational factors and inter-populational variation during the territorial expansion of the species.

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