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Morphometric variability of Apodemus uralensis in Slovakia (Rodentia: Muridae) [Morfometrická variabilita ryšavky malookej (Apodemus uralensis) na Slovensku (Rodentia: Muridae)]

Petra Pavelková, Michaela Hýbelová, Ladislav Mošanský, Alexander Čanády

Morphometric variability was studied in samples of three populations of A. uralensis collected in the eastern part of Slovakia (Pieniny Mts., Košická kotlina basin and Východoslovenská nížina plain) during the period 1992–2006. Twenty-eight skull and dental variables were measured and evaluated in…

Netopýři severní části Českomoravské vrchoviny (Chiroptera) [Bats of the northern part of the Českomoravská vrchovina Highlands, Czech Republic (Chiroptera)]

Vladimír Lemberk, Vladimír Hanák

Basic information on the occurrence of bats in the northern part of the Českomoravská vrchovina Highlands is given. The study area of about 6,450 km2/ is defined roughly as a territory situated between the Labe (Elbe) river basin in the north and the D1 highway (Praha–Brno) in the south. Besides the…

A new look at the dynamic western distribution border of Apodemus agrarius in Central Europe (Rodentia: Muridae) [Nový pohled na dynamiku západního okraje rozšíření myšice temnopásé (Apodemus agrarius) ve střední Evropě (Rodentia: Muridae)]

Friederike Spitzenberger, Simon Engelberger

During its postglacial westward expansion, Apodemus agrarius reached Austria in 1996 and until 2013 it colonised an area almost 140 km in length and 56 km in width in this country. Simultaneously, major range expansions were observed in Slovenia, Hungary, Slovakia and Moravia. Oscillations of the…

Chov adaxe (Addax nasomaculatus) v Zoologické zahradě v Praze (Artiodactyla: Bovidae) [Breeding of Addax nasomaculatus in the Prague Zoo (Artiodactyla: Bovidae)]

Jiří Volf

The addax has been kept in the Prague Zoo since 1979. In total, 78 young were born there and 27 individuals were exported to other zoos. Births were recorded all year round with a maximum in May and at the beginning of June. In all the litters only a single offspring was born, the ratio of males vs.…

Medvědi z Pražského hradu ve sbírkách Národního muzea v Praze (Carnivora: Ursidae) [Bears from the Prague Castle in collections of the National Museum Prague (Carnivora: Ursidae)]

Jiří Volf

During the period 1919–1943, five brown bears (Ursus arctos) and two Himalayan bears (Ursus thibetanus) were kept in the Prague castle ditch. They originated mainly from gifts of the Czechoslovak Legion to T. G. Masaryk, the first president of Czechoslovakia. In the collection of the National Museum…

First record of a rodent from Fogo, Cape Verde Islands (Rodentia) [První nález hlodavce na ostrově Fogo, Kapverdské ostrovy (Rodentia)]

Holger Meinig, Meike Hötzel

In spring 2014 an individual of Mus (musculus) domesticus was found on the island of Fogo (Cape Verde Islands). This is the first record of a rodent for the island.

Revised catalogue of wild equids in the collection of the National Museum, Prague, and several other collections in the Czech Republic (Perissodactyla: Equidae) [Revidovaný katalog divokých zástupců koňovitých ve sbírce Národního musea v Praze a v dalších sbírkách v České republice (Perissodactyla: Equidae)]

Jan Robovský, Adéla Novotná, Luděk Čulík, Evžen Kůs, Petr Benda

A commented list of specimens of wild equids deposited in the Czech collections is presented, based on a detailed survey across a large number of institutions (museums, zoos, castles, etc.). Three collections were recognised as the most important; National Museum, Prague (NMP), Hippological Museum,…