Morphological anomalies of carabelles in industrial zones of the city of Tula
... city and to assess environmental quality in these territories. Such sites are subject to intense anthropogenic impact, which can disrupt normal organism development and manifest as various morphological deviations — teratologies. A total of 1,675 ground beetle specimens were collected from the sanitary-protection zones of two metallurgical enterprises, as well as from control sites. Beetle sampling was carried out using standard Barber soil traps. Five types of morphological anomalies in Carabidae were ...
