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Fig. 1 in Patterns Of Craniometric Variability Of Six Common Species Of Shrews (Soricidae: Crocidura, Neomys, Sorex)

Fig. 1. Geographical origin of the materials examined. Dashed lines denote putative borders between eastern and western clades in the species of genus Crocidura, established on

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Fig. 3 in Patterns Of Craniometric Variability Of Six Common Species Of Shrews (Soricidae: Crocidura, Neomys, Sorex)

Fig. 3. Crocidura: results of PCA and model-based clustering. a: Specimen scores for the first two Principal Components. Ellipses

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Metabolic rate in common shrews is unaffected by seasonal temperature, leading to reduction of energetic costs through size reduction

<p>Small endothermic mammals have high metabolisms, particularly at cold temperatures. In light of this, some species have evolved a seemingly illogical strategy: they reduce the size of the brain and several organs to become even smaller in winter. To test how this morphological strategy affects energy consumption across seasonally shifting ambient temperatures, we measured oxygen consumption and behaviour in the three seasonal phenotypes of the common shrew (<i>Sorex araneus</i>), which differ in size by about 20%. Body mass was the main driver of oxygen consumption, not the reduction of metabolically expensive brain mass. Against our expectations, we found no change in relative oxygen consumption with low ambient temperature. Thus, smaller body size in winter resulted in significant absolute energy savings. This could only partly be explained by a change in activity budgets. Our findings highlight that these shrews manage to avoid one of the most fundamental and intuitive rules of ecology allowing them to subsist with lower resource availability and successfully survive the harsh conditions of winter.</p>

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Metabolic rate in common shrews is unaffected by temperature, leading to lower energetic costs through seasonal size reduction

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Data from: Chromosomal rearrangements do not seem to affect the gene flow in hybrid zones between karyotypic races of the common shrew (Sorex araneus)

Chromosomal rearrangements are proposed to promote genetic differentiation between chromosomally differentiated taxa and therefore promote speciation. Due to their remarkable karyotypic polymorphism, the shrews of the Sorex araneus group were used to investigate the impact of chromosomal rearrangements on gene flow. Five intraspecific chromosomal hybrid zones characterized by different levels of karyotypic complexity were studied using 16 microsatellites markers. We observed low levels of genetic differentiation even in the hybrid zones with the highest karyotypic complexity. No evidence of restricted gene flow between differently rearranged chromosomes was observed. Contrary to what was observed at the interspecific level, the effect of chromosomal rearrangements on gene flow was undetectable within the S. araneus species.

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On following pages: 2. Northern White-breasted Hedgehog (Erinaceus roumanicus); 3. Southern White-breasted algirus); 6. Fourtoed Hedgehog (Atelerix albiventris); 7. Somali Hedgehog (Atelerix sclateri); 8. Southern African Hedgehog hypomelas); 11. Indian Hedgehog (Paraechinus micropus); 12. Bare-bellied Hedgehog (Paraechinus nudiventris); 13 collaris); 15. Wang's Forest Hedgehog (Mesechinus wangi): 16. Small-toothed Forest Hedgehog (Mesechinus miodon Gymnure (Hylomys megalotis); 20. Dwarf Gymnure (Hylomys parvus); 21. Short-tailed Gymnure (Hylomys suillus (Neohylomys hainanensis); 25. Mindanao Gymnure (Podogymnura true); 26. Dinagat Gymnure (Podogymnura aureospinula Hedgehog (Erinaceus concolon; 4. Amur Hedgehog (Erinaceus amurensis); 5. North African Hedgehog (Atelerix (Atelerix frontalis); 9. Desert Hedgehog (Paraechinus aethiopicus); 10. Brandt's Hedgehog (Paraechinus. Common Long-eared Hedgehog (Hemiechinus auritus); 14. Indian Long-eared Hedgehog (Hemiechinus); 17. Daurian Hedgehog (Mesechinus dauuricus); 18. Hugh's Hedgehog (Mesechinus hughi); 19. Long-eared); 22. Moonrat (Echinosorex gymnurus); 23. Shrew Gymnure (Neotetracus sinensis); 24. Hainan Gymnure). in Erinaceidae

On following pages: 2. Northern White-breasted Hedgehog (Erinaceus roumanicus); 3. Southern White-breasted algirus); 6. Fourtoed Hedgehog (Atelerix albiventris); 7. Somali Hedgehog (Atelerix sclateri); 8. Southern African Hedgehog hypomelas); 11. Indian Hedgehog (Paraechinus micropus); 12. Bare-bellied Hedgehog (Paraechinus nudiventris); 13 collaris); 15. Wang's Forest Hedgehog (Mesechinus wangi): 16. Small-toothed Forest Hedgehog (Mesechinus miodon Gymnure (Hylomys megalotis); 20. Dwarf Gymnure (Hylomys parvus); 21. Short-tailed Gymnure (Hylomys suillus (Neohylomys hainanensis); 25. Mindanao Gymnure (Podogymnura true); 26. Dinagat Gymnure (Podogymnura aureospinula Hedgehog (Erinaceus concolon; 4. Amur Hedgehog (Erinaceus amurensis); 5. North African Hedgehog (Atelerix (Atelerix frontalis); 9. Desert Hedgehog (Paraechinus aethiopicus); 10. Brandt's Hedgehog (Paraechinus. Common Long-eared Hedgehog (Hemiechinus auritus); 14. Indian Long-eared Hedgehog (Hemiechinus); 17. Daurian Hedgehog (Mesechinus dauuricus); 18. Hugh's Hedgehog (Mesechinus hughi); 19. Long-eared); 22. Moonrat (Echinosorex gymnurus); 23. Shrew Gymnure (Neotetracus sinensis); 24. Hainan Gymnure).

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On following pages: 4. Greater Striped Shrew (Sorex cylindricauda); 5. Lesser Striped Shrew (Sorex bedfordiae), 6. Radde's 9. Azumi Shrew (Sorex hosonoi): 10. Slender Shrew (Sorex gracillimus); 11. Laxmann's Shrew (Sorex caecutiens); 12. Shinto Shrew (Sorex sinalis): 16. Common Shrew (Sorex araneus); 17. Iberian Shrew (Sorex granarius); 18. Valais Shrew (Sorex Shrew (Sorex daphaenodon); 22. Gansu Shrew (Sorex cansulus); 23. Tundra Shrew (Sorex tundrensis); 24. Tian Shan Shrew (Sorex maritimensis): 28. Eurasian Pygmy Shrew (Sorex minutus); 29. Caucasian Pygmy Shrew (Sorex volnuchini); 30. 33. Trowbridge's Shrew (Sorex trowbridgii); 34. Arizona Shrew (Sorex arizonae); 35. Merriam's Shrew (Sorex merriami) 39. San Cristobal Shrew (Sorex cristobalensis); 40. McCarthy's Shrew (Sorex mccarthy); 41. Salvin's Shrew (Sorex salvini Shrew (Sorex raddei); 7. Flat-skulled Shrew (Sorex roboratus); 8. Eurasian Least Shrew (Sorex minutissimus); Shrew (Sorex shinto); 13. Taiga Shrew (Sorex isodon); 14. Long-clawed Shrew (Sorex unguiculatus); 15. Chinese antinori); 19. Crowned Shrew (Sorex coronatus); 20. Caucasian Shrew (Sorex satunini); 21. Siberian Large-toothed (Sorex aspen; 25. Apennine Shrew (Sorex samniticus); 26. Arctic Shrew (Sorex arcticus); 27. Maritime Shrew Buchara Shrew (Sorex buchariensis), 31. Tibetan Shrew (Sorex thibetanus); 32. Kashmir Shrew (Sorex planiceps);; 36. Alto Shrew (Sorex altoensis); 37. Jalisco Shrew (Sorex mediopua); 38. Saussure''s Shrew (Sorex saussurel);); 42. Sclater's Shrew (Sorex sclateri), 43. Pale-toothed Shrew (Sorex stizodon). in Soricidae

On following pages: 4. Greater Striped Shrew (Sorex cylindricauda); 5. Lesser Striped Shrew (Sorex bedfordiae), 6. Radde's 9. Azumi Shrew (Sorex hosonoi): 10. Slender Shrew (Sorex gracillimus); 11. Laxmann's Shrew (Sorex caecutiens); 12. Shinto Shrew (Sorex sinalis): 16. Common Shrew (Sorex araneus); 17. Iberian Shrew (Sorex granarius); 18. Valais Shrew (Sorex Shrew (Sorex daphaenodon); 22. Gansu Shrew (Sorex cansulus); 23. Tundra Shrew (Sorex tundrensis); 24. Tian Shan Shrew (Sorex maritimensis): 28. Eurasian Pygmy Shrew (Sorex minutus); 29. Caucasian Pygmy Shrew (Sorex volnuchini); 30. 33. Trowbridge's Shrew (Sorex trowbridgii); 34. Arizona Shrew (Sorex arizonae); 35. Merriam's Shrew (Sorex merriami) 39. San Cristobal Shrew (Sorex cristobalensis); 40. McCarthy's Shrew (Sorex mccarthy); 41. Salvin's Shrew (Sorex salvini Shrew (Sorex raddei); 7. Flat-skulled Shrew (Sorex roboratus); 8. Eurasian Least Shrew (Sorex minutissimus); Shrew (Sorex shinto); 13. Taiga Shrew (Sorex isodon); 14. Long-clawed Shrew (Sorex unguiculatus); 15. Chinese antinori); 19. Crowned Shrew (Sorex coronatus); 20. Caucasian Shrew (Sorex satunini); 21. Siberian Large-toothed (Sorex aspen; 25. Apennine Shrew (Sorex samniticus); 26. Arctic Shrew (Sorex arcticus); 27. Maritime Shrew Buchara Shrew (Sorex buchariensis), 31. Tibetan Shrew (Sorex thibetanus); 32. Kashmir Shrew (Sorex planiceps);; 36. Alto Shrew (Sorex altoensis); 37. Jalisco Shrew (Sorex mediopua); 38. Saussure''s Shrew (Sorex saussurel);); 42. Sclater's Shrew (Sorex sclateri), 43. Pale-toothed Shrew (Sorex stizodon).

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On following pages: 757. Palawan Mountain Rat (Palawanomys furvus); 7568. Annandale's Sundaic Rat (Sundamys annandalei); 759. Mountain Giant Rat (Sundamys infraluteus); 760. Bartels's Rat (Sundamys maxi); 761. Miller's Rat Sundamys mueller); 762. Andrews's Hill Rat (Bunomys andrews); 763. Common Hill Rat (Bunomys chrysocomus); 764. Lampobatang Hill Rat (Bunomys coelestis); 765. North-eastern Peninsula Hill Rat (Bunomys fratrorum); 766. Karoko Hill Rat (Bunomys karokophilus); 767. Montane Hill Rat (Bunomys penitus); 768. Tambusisi Hill Rat (Bunomys prolatus); 769. Tana Toraja Hill Rat (Bunomys torajae); 770. Central Sulawesi Spiny Rat (Echiothrix centrosa); 771. Northern Sulawesi Spiny Rat (Echiothrix leucura); 772. Sulawesi Soft-furred Rat (Eropeplus canus); 773. Sulawesi Slender Root Rat (Gracilimus radix); 774. Hog-nosed Shrew Rat (Hyorhinomys stuempkei); 775. Meyer's Giant Rat Lenomys meyeri), 776. Beccari's Margareta Rat (Margaretamys beccarii); 777. Christina's Margareta Rat (Margaretamys christinae); 778. Elegant Margareta Rat (Margaretamys elegans); 779. Lesser Margareta Rat (Margaretamys parvus); 780. Diurnal Sulawesian Shrew Rat (Melasmothrix naso); 781. Giant Sulawesi Rat (Paruromys dominator); 782. Edented Sulawesi Rat (Paucidentomys vermidax); 783. Sommer's Sulawesi Rat (Sommeromys macrorhinos). in Muridae

On following pages: 757. Palawan Mountain Rat (Palawanomys furvus); 7568. Annandale's Sundaic Rat (Sundamys annandalei); 759. Mountain Giant Rat (Sundamys infraluteus); 760. Bartels's Rat (Sundamys maxi); 761. Miller's Rat Sundamys mueller); 762. Andrews's Hill Rat (Bunomys andrews); 763. Common Hill Rat (Bunomys chrysocomus); 764. Lampobatang Hill Rat (Bunomys coelestis); 765. North-eastern Peninsula Hill Rat (Bunomys fratrorum); 766. Karoko Hill Rat (Bunomys karokophilus); 767. Montane Hill Rat (Bunomys penitus); 768. Tambusisi Hill Rat (Bunomys prolatus); 769. Tana Toraja Hill Rat (Bunomys torajae); 770. Central Sulawesi Spiny Rat (Echiothrix centrosa); 771. Northern Sulawesi Spiny Rat (Echiothrix leucura); 772. Sulawesi Soft-furred Rat (Eropeplus canus); 773. Sulawesi Slender Root Rat (Gracilimus radix); 774. Hog-nosed Shrew Rat (Hyorhinomys stuempkei); 775. Meyer's Giant Rat Lenomys meyeri), 776. Beccari's Margareta Rat (Margaretamys beccarii); 777. Christina's Margareta Rat (Margaretamys christinae); 778. Elegant Margareta Rat (Margaretamys elegans); 779. Lesser Margareta Rat (Margaretamys parvus); 780. Diurnal Sulawesian Shrew Rat (Melasmothrix naso); 781. Giant Sulawesi Rat (Paruromys dominator); 782. Edented Sulawesi Rat (Paucidentomys vermidax); 783. Sommer's Sulawesi Rat (Sommeromys macrorhinos).

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On following pages: 218. Kalinga Shrew Mouse (Soricomys kalinga); 219. Leonardo Shrew Mouse (Soricomys leonardocoi); 220. Mountain Shrew Mouse (Soricomys montanus); 221. Sierra Madre Shrew Mouse (Soricomys musseri); 222. Sundaic Ranee Mouse (Haeromys pusillus); 223. Margaret's Ranee Mouse (Haeromys margarettae); 224. Lowland Sulawesi Ranee Mouse (Haeromys minahassae); 225. Papuan Highland Brush Mouse (Abeomelomys sevia); 226. Uneven-toothed Rat (Anisomys imitator); 227. Mountain Water Rat (Baiyankamys habbema); 228. Shaw Mayer's Water Rat (Baiyankamys shawmayeri); 229. \White-toothedMouse (Brassomys albidens); 230. Forbes's Tree Mouse (Chiruromys forbesi); 231. Broad-headed Tree Mouse (Chiruromys lamia); 232. Lesser Tree Mouse (Chiruromys vates); 233. Tawny Brush Mouse (Coccymys kirrhos); 234. Rimmler's Brush Mouse (Coccymys ruemmleri); 235. Central Cordillera Brush Mouse (Coccymys shawmayeri), 236. Earless New Guinea Water Rat (Crossomys moncktoni); 237. Common Water Rat (Hydromys chrysogasten; 238. Husson's Water Rat (Hydromys hussoni); 239. New Britain Water Rat (Hydromys neobritannicus); 240. Ziegler's Water Rat (Hydromys ziegleri); 241. Western White-eared Giant Rat (Hyomys dammermani); 242. Eastern White-eared Giant Rat (Hyomys goliath); 243. Arfak Water Rat (Leptomys arfakensis), 244. Elegant Water Rat (Leptomys elegans); 245. Ernst Mayr's Water Rat (Leptomys ernstmayri); 246. Small Water Rat (Leptomys paulus); 247. Fly River Water Rat (Leptomys signatus). in Muridae

On following pages: 218. Kalinga Shrew Mouse (Soricomys kalinga); 219. Leonardo Shrew Mouse (Soricomys leonardocoi); 220. Mountain Shrew Mouse (Soricomys montanus); 221. Sierra Madre Shrew Mouse (Soricomys musseri); 222. Sundaic Ranee Mouse (Haeromys pusillus); 223. Margaret's Ranee Mouse (Haeromys margarettae); 224. Lowland Sulawesi Ranee Mouse (Haeromys minahassae); 225. Papuan Highland Brush Mouse (Abeomelomys sevia); 226. Uneven-toothed Rat (Anisomys imitator); 227. Mountain Water Rat (Baiyankamys habbema); 228. Shaw Mayer's Water Rat (Baiyankamys shawmayeri); 229. \White-toothedMouse (Brassomys albidens); 230. Forbes's Tree Mouse (Chiruromys forbesi); 231. Broad-headed Tree Mouse (Chiruromys lamia); 232. Lesser Tree Mouse (Chiruromys vates); 233. Tawny Brush Mouse (Coccymys kirrhos); 234. Rimmler's Brush Mouse (Coccymys ruemmleri); 235. Central Cordillera Brush Mouse (Coccymys shawmayeri), 236. Earless New Guinea Water Rat (Crossomys moncktoni); 237. Common Water Rat (Hydromys chrysogasten; 238. Husson's Water Rat (Hydromys hussoni); 239. New Britain Water Rat (Hydromys neobritannicus); 240. Ziegler's Water Rat (Hydromys ziegleri); 241. Western White-eared Giant Rat (Hyomys dammermani); 242. Eastern White-eared Giant Rat (Hyomys goliath); 243. Arfak Water Rat (Leptomys arfakensis), 244. Elegant Water Rat (Leptomys elegans); 245. Ernst Mayr's Water Rat (Leptomys ernstmayri); 246. Small Water Rat (Leptomys paulus); 247. Fly River Water Rat (Leptomys signatus).

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The effects of changing climate on skull size in the common shrew

<p><span>We assesed the impact of the changes in climate on the overall skull size (the proxy of the overall body size) and the seasonal changes of skull height (Dehnel's phenomenon) in skulls of the common shrew, Sorex araneus, collected over 50 years in the Białowieża Forest, E Poland. Overall skull size decreased, along with increasing temperatures and decreasing soil moisture, which determined the availability of the shrews' main food source, earthworms. The magnitude of Dehnel's phenomenon increased over time, indicating an increasing selection pressure on animals in winter. Two files include the data on 1) the size of the skulls of Sorex araneus collected in the Białowieża Forest  between 1953 and 2004; and 2) the meteorological data from Białowieża, from 1952 to 2004.</span></p>

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Supplementary material 1 from: Borisov YM, Kryshchuk IA, Gaiduchenko HS, Cherepanova EV, Zadyra SV, Levenkova ES, Lukashov DV, Orlov VN (2017) Karyotypic differentiation of populations of the common shrew Sorex araneus L. (Mammalia) in Belarus. Comparative Cytogenetics 11(2): 359-373. https://doi.org/10.3897/compcytogen.v11i2.11142

Collection sites, chromosome races and karyotypes of common shrews in the Dnieper and Pripyat river basins (Belarus) and neighboring areas :

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Figure 1 in How common is gigantism in insular fossil shrews? Examining the 'Island Rule' in soricids (Mammalia: Soricomorpha) from Mediterranean Islands using new body mass estimation models

Figure 1. Diagram of Mediterranean Islands showing endemic genera and species of soricids from the Plio–Quaternary to the present: white shrew silhouettes, current species; grey shrew silhouettes, extinct or with presence in the fossil record. From west to east: species of Nesiotites (extinct) from the Gymnesic Islands; species of Asoriculus (extinct) from the Corso-Sardinian complex; Asoriculus burgioi (extinct) from Sicily; Crocidura sicula sicula (present in the fossil record and extant) and Crocidura sicula esuae (extinct) from the Sicilian–Maltese archipelago; Crocidura zimmermanni (present in the fossil record and extant) from Crete; and Crocidura suaveolens praecypria (extinct) from Cyprus. See text for references.

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Figure 2 in How common is gigantism in insular fossil shrews? Examining the 'Island Rule' in soricids (Mammalia: Soricomorpha) from Mediterranean Islands using new body mass estimation models

Figure 2. Chronological framework of the species used in the study: in black, species related to the tribe Nectogalini; in grey, Crocidura species. The circles highlight the species analysed from different sites sorted biochronologically (connected by a thick line), the squares highlight the species analysed from only one site, and the empty squares highlight the mainland (ancestor) species. Below the species: the site, locality, and molar/s used for estimating body mass are listed.

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Figure 4 in How common is gigantism in insular fossil shrews? Examining the 'Island Rule' in soricids (Mammalia: Soricomorpha) from Mediterranean Islands using new body mass estimation models

Figure 4. Estimations of body masses (in g) of Nesiotites species (row A, lower molars) and Crocidura zimmermanni (row B, lower molars; and row C, upper molars) from different sites ordered chronologically (see Table 2 for site acronyms). The first column shows the predictions of body mass using all of the estimators (white square, LM1; black circle, WM1; grey circle, TRLM1; grey square, AAM1; white circle, TRAAM1) and the following columns represent each measurement separately (LM1, WM1, TRLM1, AAM1, and TRAAM1, respectively). In order to observe the fluctuation of the points, we linked the points with a line. Dotted lines in Nesiotites diagrams (row A) separate the three statistically different subgroups.

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Figure 3 in How common is gigantism in insular fossil shrews? Examining the 'Island Rule' in soricids (Mammalia: Soricomorpha) from Mediterranean Islands using new body mass estimation models

Figure 3. Measurements of mandible, cranium, and postcranial bones. A, cranium: WOC, width of the occipital condyles. B, mandible: TRLM/1, tooth row length of lower molars. C, femur: FL, femur length; FTDp, proximal femoral transversal diameter; FAPDd, distal femoral anteroposterior diameter; FTDd, distal femoral transversal diameter. D, humerus: HL, humerus length; HAPDp, proximal humeral anteroposterior diameter; HAPDd, distal humeral anteroposterior diameter; HTDd, distal humeral transversal diameter. E, tibia: TL, tibia length; TAPDp, proximal tibia anteroposterior diameter; TTDp, proximal tibia transversal diameter; TTDd, distal tibia transversal diameter.

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Figure 5 in How common is gigantism in insular fossil shrews? Examining the 'Island Rule' in soricids (Mammalia: Soricomorpha) from Mediterranean Islands using new body mass estimation models

Figure 5. Diagrams comparing the body mass (in g) of extant relatives and fossil species: A, extinct Asoriculus and Nesiotites species and the extant species of the tribe Nectogalini; B, extinct and extant Crocidura species. Lines indicate the body mass range of groups. See the legend for symbols.

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Data from: Bibliography of studies on hybrid zones of the common shrew chromosome races distributed in Russia

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Data from: Chromosomal rearrangements do not seem to affect the gene flow in hybrid zones between karyotypic races of the common shrew (Sorex araneus)

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The effects of changing climate on skull size in the common shrew

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Primary data on skull and brain morphology for: Geographical patterns in seasonal changes of body mass, skull, and brain size of common shrews

<p class="Standard">Some small mammals exhibit Dehnel's Phenomenon, a drastic decrease in body mass, braincase and brain size from summer to winter, followed by regrowth in spring. This is accompanied by a reorganization of the brain and changes in other organs. The evolutionary link between these changes and seasonality remains unclear, although the intensity of change varies between locations as the phenomenon is thought to lead to energy savings during winter.</p> <p class="Standard">Here we explored geographic variation of the intensity of Dehnel's Phenomenon in <i>Sorex araneus.</i> We compiled literature on seasonal changes in braincase size, brain and body mass, supplemented by our own data from Poland, Germany, and the Czech Republic.</p> <p class="Standard">We analysed the effect of geographic and climate variables on the intensity of change and patterns of brain reorganization.</p> <p class="Standard">From summer to winter the braincase height decreased by 13%, followed by 10% regrowth in spring.</p> <p class="Standard">For body mass the changes were -21%/+82%, respectively. Changes increased towards northeast. Several climate variables were correlated with these transformations, confirming a link of the intensity of the changes with environmental conditions. This relationship differed for the decrease vs. regrowth, suggesting that they may have evolved under different selective pressures.</p> <p class="Standard">We found no geographic trends explaining variability in the brain mass changes although they were similar (-21%/+10%) to those of the braincase size. Underlying patterns of change in brain organisation in north-eastern Poland were almost identical to the pattern observed in southern Germany. This indicates that local habitat characteristics may play a more important role in determining brain structure than broad scale geographic conditions.</p> <p>We discuss the techniques and criteria used for studying this phenomenon, as well as its potential presence in other taxa and the importance of distinguishing it from other kinds of seasonal variation.</p>

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