Title
Sexual dimorphism in the ringtail (Bassariscus astutus) from Texas
Related Titles
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
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