Geographical and sexual differences in body size of common genets, Genetta genetta (Viverridae, Carnivora), in south-western Europe (Iberian Peninsula)

Folia Zoologica

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 54-62

  Rodriguez Refojos, Cristina ^a   Zuberogoitia, Iñigo ^b   Rosalino, Luis Miguel ^c   Santos, Maria João ^d   Santos Reis, Margarida ^e   Zabala, Jabi ^c   Camps, David ^f  

^a Aranzadi Sciences Society   (Spain)

^b Estudios Medioambientales Icarus   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^d University of California Davis ^*  (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f Servei de Protecció de la Fauna Flora i Animals de Companyia   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bergman's rule; Biometrics; Geographical variation; Rensch's rule; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

BERGMANN RULE; BIOMETRY; BODY SIZE; CARNIVORE; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; HABITAT TYPE; MAMMAL; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MORPHOMETRY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; WILD POPULATION;

IBERIAN PENINSULA;

ANIMALIA; CARNIVORA; GENETTA GENETTA; VIVERRIDAE;

EID: 79952963663     PISSN: 01397893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.25225/fozo.v60.i1.a9.2011     Document Type: Article

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