On the distinctiveness of the Cape lion (Panthera leo melanochaita Smith, 1842), and a possible new specimen from the Zoological Museum, Copenhagen

Mammalian Biology

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 58-65

  Christiansen, Per ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cape lion; Discriminant analysis; Lion subspecies; Morphometry; Skull morphology

Indexed keywords

DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FELID; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRY; MUSEUM; NEW SPECIES; NINETEENTH CENTURY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; SKELETAL REMAINS;

AFRICA; CAPE PROVINCE; DENMARK; EURASIA; EUROPE; KOBENHAVN [DENMARK]; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

PANTHERA; PANTHERA LEO;

EID: 37149013571     PISSN: 16165047     EISSN: 16181476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2007.06.003     Document Type: Article

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