Sexual dimorphism in the ringtail (Bassariscus astutus) from Texas

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Series: Occasional papers / Museum of Texas Tech University, number 328

By

Stangl, Frederick B., Jr. , author

Henry-Langston, Sarah, , author
Lamar, Nicholas, , author
Kasper, Stephen, , author
Texas Tech University. Museum,
Texas Tech University. Natural Science Research Laboratory.

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

Lubbock, TX, Museum of Texas Tech University, [2014]

Notes

Caption title.

"Texas Tech University, Natural Science Research Laboratory."

"2 October 2014."

Sexual dimorphism in the ringtail has been alluded to in the literature, but the phenomenon has not been documented. We present a morphometric assessment of cranial and dental features for 152 specimens of Bassariscus astutus flavus from Texas and contiguous regions of northern Mexico. Sample composition relative to age and sex is biased heavily towards young adult males, with juveniles and senile adults of both sexes poorly represented. Adult males averaged larger than females, and were significantly so for 12 of 17 characters examined. No discernible geographic variation was noted for the species in our study area.

Subjects

Cacomistle , Sexual dimorphism (Animals) , Texas

Call Number

AS36 .T4955 no. 328

Language

English

Identifiers

OCLC: 910515240
Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q109807393