title: Polymorphism and preadaptation of horses (Equus) of the mountains surrounding Lake Baikal in Pleistocene.
abstract: The first data on polymorphism and preadaptation of the Pleistocene horses in the mountains surrounding Lake Baikal are presented. It has been shown that disregard of intraspecific polymorphism leads to unreasonable ignoring of their diversity, phylogenetically false constructions, and incorrect interpretation of natural environment.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Arid Zones, Southern Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Rostov-on-Don, Russia. kalm@ssc-ras.ru.
authors.forename: N P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Kalmykov
mesh_terms: D000222:Adaptation, Physiological / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D006736:Horses / Q000235:genetics*; D060106:Lakes; D010802:Phylogeny; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D012800:Siberia