Sexual dimorphism of craniological characters in Eurasian badgers, Meles spp. (Carnivora, Mustelidae)

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Volumn 244, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 11-29

  Abramov, Alexei V ^a   Puzachenko, Andrey Yu ^b  

^a ZOOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Badgers; Meles anakuma; Meles leucurus; Meles meles; Sexual size dimorphism; Skull

Indexed keywords

SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

CARNIVORA; MELES; MELES MELES; MELES MELES MELES; MUSTELIDAE; TAXIDIINAE;

EID: 22144479364     PISSN: 00445231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcz.2004.12.002     Document Type: Article

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