Yellow-bellied marmots (Marmota flaviventris) 'in the shape space' (Rodentia, Sciuridae): Sexual dimorphism, growth and allometry of the mandible

Zoomorphology

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 11-23

  Cardini, Andrea ^a,b   Tongiorgi, Paolo ^c  

^a Univ di Modena e Reggio Emilia ^*  (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^c Dipartimento di Protezione e Valorizzazione Agroalimentare   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allometry; Geometric morphometrics; Incisor bite; Marmot mandible

Indexed keywords

MARMOTA; MARMOTA FLAVIVENTRIS; POACEAE; RODENTIA; SCIURIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0346398506     PISSN: 0720213X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00435-002-0063-y     Document Type: Article

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