AGE-RELATED CRANIOMETRIC VARIABILITY IN R OEDEER (CAPREOLUS-CAPREOLUS)

Authors
ARAGON S BRAZA F SANJOSE C FANDOS P
Citation
S. Aragon et al., AGE-RELATED CRANIOMETRIC VARIABILITY IN R OEDEER (CAPREOLUS-CAPREOLUS), Mammalia, 61(4), 1997, pp. 603-610
Citations number
22
Journal title
Mammalia → ACNP
ISSN journal
00251461
Volume
61
Issue
4
Year of publication
1997
Pages
603 - 610
Database
ISI
SICI code
0025-1461(1997)61:4<603:ACVIRO>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
Intraspecific craniometric variability related to age, was analyzed fo r the roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) by measuring 202 skulls (111 male s and 91 females) from five different populations in Western Europe. F rom the results, a large increase in viscerocranium length occurs duri ng the early stages of growth, followed by an increase in breadth duri ng adulthood. The growth pattern is similar among populations and in b oth sexes.