Cranial morphology of martes foina and m. martes (mammalia, carnivora, mustelidae): The role of size and shape in sexual dimorphism and interspecific differentiation

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 27-34

  Loy, Anna ^a   Spinosi, Ornella ^b   Carlini, Rossella ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

^b Museo Civico di Zoologia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Competition; Geometric morphometrics; Martes; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; MUSTELID; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

CARNIVORA; MAMMALIA; MARTES; MARTES AMERICANA; MARTES FOINA; MARTES MARTES; MUSTELIDAE;

EID: 1942530880     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250000409356547     Document Type: Article

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