Title:

Skull variability of Martes martes and Martes foina from Poland

Creator:

Reig, S. ; Ruprecht, A. L.

Place of publishing:

Białowieża

Date issued/created:

1989

Description:

A morphological study of sex, age and population variation of Martes martes (Linnaeus, 1758) and Martes foina (Erxleben, 1777) was completed, using a collection of 236 and 47 skulls, respectively. Twenty-three measurements were take on each specimen. Three age groups (juveniles, subadults and adults) were recognized, based on relative criteria such as suture obliteration, tooth wear, and development of crista sagittalis. Univariate and multivariate technigues were used to process the data.

Type of object:

Czasopismo/Artykuł

Subject and Keywords:

age changes ; Martes foina ; Martes martes ; Poland ; sex changes ; skull variability ; species differentiation ; Kuna leśna ; Kuna domowa ; dymorfizm płciowy ; stopień starcia zębów

Relation:

Acta Theriologica

Volume:

34

Issue:

41

Start page:

595

End page:

624

Resource type:

Tekst

Detailed Resource Type:

Artykuł

Format:

application/pdf

Resource Identifier:

10.4098/AT.arch.89-57

Source:

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Language:

eng ; Streszcz. ang. ; pol.

Rights:

Prawa zastrzeżone - dostęp nieograniczony

Terms of use:

Zasób chroniony prawem autorskim. Korzystanie dozwolone w zakresie określonym przez przepisy o dozwolonym użytku.

Digitizing institution:

Instytut Biologii Ssaków Polskiej Akademii Nauk

Original in:

Biblioteka Instytutu Biologii Ssaków PAN

Projects co-financed by:

Program Operacyjny Innowacyjna Gospodarka, lata 2010-2014, Priorytet 2. Infrastruktura strefy B + R ; Unia Europejska. Europejski Fundusz Rozwoju Regionalnego

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