Ecomorphology of Lissotriton montandoni from the Eastern and Western Carpathians
Abstract
We compared the morphological plasticity of Lissotriton montandoni between the West and Eastern Carpathians, Slovakia. The animals from High Tatra Moutains (the West Carpathians) are bigger than animals from Poloniny National Park (The Eastern Carpathians). The samples from the Tatras originate from higher elevations and cooler climate. Newts (both males and females) which coexist with Alpine Newt in the same habitat (basin) were bigger than newts which were living in the basin as only newt species. The females of newts were generally larger than males.
© PRUNELLA Publishers
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, photocopying, elctronic, recording, etc. without the prior written permission of the publisher, PRUNELLA Publishers - RNDr. Marián Janiga, CSc., Vavra Šrobára 1524/6, 03401 Ružomberok, Slovakia, IČO: 30 525 764. Permission requests for creating new collective works, for resale, for advertising or promotional purposes, or for general distribution, should be addressed to the publisher as mentioned in the Slovak Copyright Law. Free submission of an article for publication entails the author(s) irrevocable authorization of the publisher to collect any sums or considerations for copying or reproduction payable by third parties, as mentioned in the Slovak Copyright Law. EV 3492/09.
