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The distribution of three chromosome races (Moscow, Western Dvina, and Seliger) of the common shrew Sorex araneus L. in the zone of contact between their ranges in the Valdai Heights (32°00′ E, 57°00′ N) is discussed. The area co-inhabited by all the three races is extremely small. Representatives of all the three races have been captured on only one trap line, although there are no obstacles to the expansion of shrews. The extremely small area co-inhabited by the three races, as well as the strictly parapatric distribution of the Moscow and Western Dvina races, may be related with competition forms such as avoidance of contacts and separation of ecological niches.
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Original Russian Text © V.N. Orlov, Yu.M. Borisov, S.Yu. Irkhin, A.A. Kovaleva, 2010, published in Ekologiya, 2010, No. 6, pp. 459–463.
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Orlov, V.N., Borisov, Y.M., Irkhin, S.Y. et al. Characteristics of the contact zone of three chromosome races of the common shrew Sorex araneus L. (Mammalia) as indices of interpopulation competition. Russ J Ecol 41, 519–523 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1067413610060093
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