Geographical variation of skull morphology and its functional significances in the red-cheeked squirrel

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 65, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1179-1183

  Endo, Hideki ^a   Kimura, Junpei ^b   Oshida, Tatsuo ^c   Stafford, Brian J ^d,e   Rerkamnuaychoke, Worawut ^f   Nishida, Takao ^f   Sasaki, Motoki ^g   Hayashida, Akiko ^g   Hayashi, Yoshihiro ^h  

^a DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY   (Japan)

^b NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c TUNGHAI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^e HOWARD UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^g OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

^h UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dremomys rufigenis; Geographical variation; Osteometry; Red cheeked squirrel; Skull

Indexed keywords

DREMOMYS RUFIGENIS; SCIURIDAE;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SCIURIDAE; SKULL;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; ASIA; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; MALE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SCIURIDAE; SKULL;

EID: 1542678928     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.65.1179     Document Type: Article

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