Khodzinskyi V.P., Cheremnykh N.M.
Mole (Talpa europaea L., 1758) in funds of the State Natural History Museum of the NAS of Ukraine // Proc. of the State Nat. Hist. Mus. - Lviv, 2018. - P.-29-36. DOI: https://doi.org/10.36885/nzdpm.2018.34.29-36 Key words: Talpa, exhibit, collection, museum The natural collection (n = 280 specimens) of the mole (Talpa europaea L., 1758) from the collections of the State Natural History Museum of the NAS of Ukraine was studied. The main material was collected in May-August by 23 collectors during the period 1868-1998. Morphometry of 86% of mole specimens was carried out, 52% of the individuals were weighed before preparation, the sex was set at 81% of individuals, and the age – 73%. Natural mole from the museum's funds are extracted or found in Bulgaria (1 gathering place) and six regions of West of Ukraine (30 collection sites). The ratio of the sexes of mole individuals, exhibits which are stored in the museum's funds, is 1.0 : 0.7 (♂ : ♀), age groups – 1.0 : 0.3 (ad. : subad.).
Mole (Talpa europaea L., 1758) in funds of the State Natural History Museum of the NAS of Ukraine // Proc. of the State Nat. Hist. Mus. - Lviv, 2018. - P.-29-36. DOI: https://doi.org/10.36885/nzdpm.2018.34.29-36 Key words: Talpa, exhibit, collection, museum The natural collection (n = 280 specimens) of the mole (Talpa europaea L., 1758) from the collections of the State Natural History Museum of the NAS of Ukraine was studied. The main material was collected in May-August by 23 collectors during the period 1868-1998. Morphometry of 86% of mole specimens was carried out, 52% of the individuals were weighed before preparation, the sex was set at 81% of individuals, and the age – 73%. Natural mole from the museum's funds are extracted or found in Bulgaria (1 gathering place) and six regions of West of Ukraine (30 collection sites). The ratio of the sexes of mole individuals, exhibits which are stored in the museum's funds, is 1.0 : 0.7 (♂ : ♀), age groups – 1.0 : 0.3 (ad. : subad.).
References
- Khodzinskyi V.P., Cheremnykh N.M. Pro kolektsiiu eksponativ krota zvychainoho (Talpa europaea L., 1758) u fondakh Derzhavnoho pryrodoznavchoho muzeiu // Rehionalni aspekty florystychnykh i faunistychnykh doslidzhen: materialy Pershoi mizhnar. nauk.-prakt. konf. (10-12 kvitnia 2014 r., m. Khotyn) / vidp. red. I.V. Skilskyi. – Chernivtsi: Druk Art, 2014. – S. 336-337. [In Ukrainian]