Patterns of skull shape variation in Meriones persicus (Rodentia: Muridae) in relation to geoclimatical conditions

This study investigates skull variation in Persian jird, Meriones persicus (Blanford, 1875) in relation to the geoclimatical conditions across its distribution range. The pattern of correlations between geoclimatical variables and geometric shape descriptors for 221 ventral crania was studied by lan...

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Main Authors: F Tabatabaei Yazdi, D Adriaens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ferdowsi University of Mashhad 2011-09-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics
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Online Access:https://ijab.um.ac.ir/article_25778_fd209388c87bc8f3f88a3b50301d34f1.pdf