Allometric comparison of skulls from two closely related weasels, mustela itatsi and M. sibirica

Zoological Science

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 676-688

  Suzuki, Satoshi ^a   Abe, Mikiko ^b   Motokawa, Masaharu ^c  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OSAKA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

allometric comparison; M. sibirica; Mustela itatsi; sexual dimorphism; skull morphology

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASIA; CLASSIFICATION; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MUSTELIDAE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SKULL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; ASIA; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; MALE; MUSTELIDAE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SKULL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

CARNIVORA; MAMMALIA; MUSTELA ITATSI; MUSTELIDAE; MUSTELINAE;

EID: 80054804499     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.28.676     Document Type: Article

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