Sex identification and sexual dimorphism in the skull of the stone marten, <em>Martes foina</em> (Carnivora, Mustelidae) / Identificazione del sesso e dimorfismo sessuale nel cranio della faina, <em>Martes foina</em> (Carnivora, Mustelidae)

<strong>Abstract</strong> Morphometric variation in 62 characters of 84 skulls of <em>Martes foina</em> from Italy was analyzed. Stepwise discriminant analysis was used to estimate three discriminant functions as craniometric keys for sex dete...

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Main Authors: Anna De Marinis, Hristo Nikolov, Svetoslav Gerasimov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associazione Teriologica Italiana 1990-07-01
Series:Hystrix, the Italian Journal of Mammalogy
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Online Access:http://www.italian-journal-of-mammalogy.it/article/view/3897