Geometric craniometric analysis of sexual dimorphism and ontogenetic variation: A case study based on two geographically disparate species, Aethomys ineptus from southern Africa and Arvicanthis niloticus from Sudan (Rodentia: Muridae)

Mammalian Biology

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 361-373

  Abdel Rahman, Eitimad H ^a   Taylor, Peter J ^b   Contrafatto, Giancarlo ^c   Lamb, Jennifer M ^c   Bloomer, Paulette ^a   Chimimba, Christian T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b Durban Natural Science Museum   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Aethomys ineptus; Arvicanthis niloticus; Cranium; Geometric traditional morphometrics; Sexual dimorphism ontogenetic (age related) variation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE CLASS; CRANIUM; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRY; ONTOGENY; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; RODENT; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; SUDAN;

AETHOMYS INEPTUS; ARVICANTHIS NILOTICUS; MURIDAE; RATTUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 67651087427     PISSN: 16165047     EISSN: 16181476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2008.06.002     Document Type: Article

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