Comparative Ecological Notes on Afghan Rodents

摘要: Although I do not yet know the contents of other contributions, presume that present communication somewhat deviates from framework monograph. Lack information does allow us for time being to draw available data general conclusions on ecology desert rodents. Therefore hesitated accept kind offer editors contribute about rodents Afghanistan. In end various circumstances made me it. Above all it was ecological peculiarity Afghan mammalian habitats due an interesting geographic situation, climate and phytogeocoenoses, and, furthermore, fact most our material Afghanistan came a small area, vicinity town Jalalabad. This has its negative consequences (see below), but positive feature is relatively detailed knowledge local rodentofauna, which rarely achieved in this part world. Most been acquired by uniform method trapping enabled obtain comparative also applicable beyond territory Finally, since rodent collected especially during recent years foreign zoologists no means negligible, necessary summarize published data.