The wolf (Canis lupus) in the north of Central Polissia: diet, ecological niche width, and selective predation by Sergiy Zhyla

“…The article presents the results of a comprehensive craniological analysis of samples of the common raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides Gray 1834) based on skulls from four samples, three of which comprise materials from Ukraine, are presented: 1) central and northern oblasts of Ukraine (Kyiv, Chernihiv, and Cherkasy oblasts); 2) eastern oblasts of Ukraine (Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Poltava oblasts); 3) southern oblasts of Ukraine (Kherson Oblast), as well as a sample that includes materials from the native range of the species (Khabarovsk Krai, Primorsky Krai, and Chita Oblast of Russia). …”
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Craniology of Nyctereutes procyonoides (Carnivora) based on materials from Ukraine by Denys Lazariev

“…The article presents the results of a comprehensive craniological analysis of the common raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides Gray 1834) based on adult skulls from four samples, three of which comprise materials from Ukraine: 1) central and northern oblasts of Ukraine (Kyiv, Chernihiv, and Cherkasy oblasts); 2) eastern oblasts of Ukraine (Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Poltava oblasts); 3) southern oblasts of Ukraine (Kherson Oblast). …”
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