Geographic variation in tooth morphology of the arctic fox, Vulpes (Alopex) lagopus

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 384-393

  Daitch, David J ^a   Guralnick, Robert P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Arctic fox; Island populations; Morphologic variation; Population divergence; Shape divergence; Tooth shape; Vulpes (Alopex) lagopus

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; CANID; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; HOLARCTIC REGION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; ISOLATED POPULATION; LOCAL ADAPTATION; MORPHOLOGY; POPULATION SIZE; TOOTH;

ARCTIC; BERING SEA; EURASIA; GREENLAND; PACIFIC OCEAN; SIBERIA;

ALOPEX LAGOPUS; VULPES LAGOPUS;

EID: 34248374203     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/06-MAMM-A-139R1.1     Document Type: Article

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