Intrapopulation variation in odontometric characters of the bank vole Myodes glareolus Schreber, 1780 in the Middle Urals

The influence of environmental factors on the morphology of red-backed volesMyodes gapperi(Rodentia, Arvicolinae) in Québec and western Labrador

“…We found morphological variation in the first upper molars of southern red‐backed voles to be strongly affected by tooth wear. Previous studies have also identified a major effect of wear on tooth size and shape in the bank vole Myodes glareolus (Fominykh et al ., ; Guérécheau et al ., ; Ledevin et al ., ). According to these authors, voles trapped in different seasons (e.g.…”

“…Tooth wear has been recognized as a major source of morphological variation in arvicoline teeth (Fominykh et al ., ; Guérécheau et al ., ; Ledevin et al ., ), acting as a confounding factor when analysing covariates of tooth morphology. Therefore, we developed a tooth wear classification method based on the number of closed dentinal space isthmuses (Abe, ), continuity of the enamel crest and presence of dentin in the re‐entrant angles (Appendix 1).…”