On the sexual dimorphism in the skull of the tiger (Panthera tigris) |
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Authors: | JH Mazk |
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Institution: | aShanghai Science and Technology Museum (formerly Shanghai Natural History Museum), Shanghai, P. R. China |
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Abstract: | Sexual dimorphism in the skull of the tiger (Panthera tigris) is reviewed and described in detail. The most significant diagnostic differences between the sexes are absolute length of the cranium, breadth of interorbital region and muzzle, zygomatic arch, and occipital region, length of upper carnassial, and the degree of the development of the cranial prominences. The degree of sexual dimorphism is closely related to geographic variation, and its form is rather complex. |
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Keywords: | Panthera tigris sexual dimorphism skull morphometrics |
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