Email this article Thermal Regimen of the Habitats of the Russian Desman (Desmana moschata, Talpidae, Soricomorpha)
- Authors: Es’kova K.A.1, Belovezhets K.I.2, Kosinsky A.A.3, Moreva Y.O.4, Popov I.A.5, Rutovskaya M.V.1
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Affiliations:
- Severtsov Institute of Problems of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences
- Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia
- Tolstoi Tula State Pedagogical University
- Moscow State Pedagogical University
- OAO Kontsern Systemprom
- Issue: Vol 46, No 10 (2019)
- Pages: 1206-1210
- Section: Article
- URL: https://ogarev-online.ru/1062-3590/article/view/183250
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S1062359019100091
- ID: 183250
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Abstract
Abstract—Seasonal changes in soil and water temperature in forest (Klyazma River) and meadow (Oka River) floodplains inhabited by the Russian desman have been studied. The temperature range in the animal’s habitat is 0 to 7°C in winter and 8 to 23°C in summer. The desman is not exposed to negative temperatures in burrows during the winter due to the large volume of water and the presence of groundwater.
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K. A. Es’kova
Severtsov Institute of Problems of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences
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Email: mahych@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow, 117071
K. I. Belovezhets
Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia
Email: mahych@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow, 117198
A. A. Kosinsky
Tolstoi Tula State Pedagogical University
Email: mahych@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Tula, 300026
Yu. O. Moreva
Moscow State Pedagogical University
Email: mahych@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow, 119991
I. A. Popov
OAO Kontsern Systemprom
Email: mahych@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow, 107113
M. V. Rutovskaya
Severtsov Institute of Problems of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences
Email: mahych@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow, 117071
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