期刊
BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY
卷 96, 期 2, 页码 339-353出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2008.01132.x
关键词
allometry; Canidae; Carnivora; function; geometric morphometrics; shape dimorphism index
资金
- American Society of Mammalogists
- University of Colorado Museum of Natural History
Patterns of sexual size dimorphism (SSD) and cranial dimorphism are well documented. However, limited examinations exist of the contrasts in the patterns and nature of dimorphism across body regions (e.g. cranium, pelvis), particularly when these regions have different sex-specific functions (e.g. display in mating, locomotion, and reproduction). Using landmark-based morphometric techniques, we investigated size and shape dimorphism variation in the crania and pelves of two closely-related fox species within the genus Urocyon. Although we found no significant size and shape dimorphism in the crania of either species, we did find significant dimorphism in the pelvis: its size was dimorphic in Urocyon littoralis (but not in Urocyon cinereoargenteus) and its shape was dimorphic in both species (though more pronounced in U. littoralis). The observation of greater dimorphism in the pelvis than in the cranium suggests that factors such as offspring size and locomotor mode play a greater role in sexual dimorphism than simple 'whole body' allometric affects associated with dimorphism in body size. (C) 2009 The Linnean Society of London, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2009, 96, 339-353.
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