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Department of Natural Resource Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran
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Department of Natural Resources Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran
Abstract
In the present study, synonymy status of Allactaga firouzi and Allactaga hotsoni was examined, using cranial and dental measurements. Nine Dipodidae specimens from three regions in the Isfahan province (Mirabad-Shahreza, Hanna and Varzaneh-Gavkhooni) were collected. All measurements were recorded on each cranial using a digital caliper (0.01mm) and dental characters were measured, using Micromeasure 3.3 software and statistical analyses were performd. In addition morphometrics data from previous studies were used in analyses. The results showed that specimens of Mirabad, Hanna and Varzaneh were A. firouzi, A. williamsi and A. hotsoni respectively, that it is a new report about the presence of A. hotsoni in Varzaneh (Gavkhooni) region. A. firouzi was not separated from A. hotsoni based on statistical analyses on cranial and dental measurements. Therefore A. firouzi may be a subspecies of A. hotsoni.
Rahimi-Pozveh, M., Malekian, M., & Hemami, M. (2012). Assessing synonymy status of Allactaga firouzi and Allactaga hotsoni using cranial and dental morphometric characters. Journal of Animal Environment, 4(3), 69-82.
MLA
Maryam Rahimi-Pozveh; Mansoureh Malekian; Mahmoud-Reza Hemami. "Assessing synonymy status of Allactaga firouzi and Allactaga hotsoni using cranial and dental morphometric characters". Journal of Animal Environment, 4, 3, 2012, 69-82.
HARVARD
Rahimi-Pozveh, M., Malekian, M., Hemami, M. (2012). 'Assessing synonymy status of Allactaga firouzi and Allactaga hotsoni using cranial and dental morphometric characters', Journal of Animal Environment, 4(3), pp. 69-82.
VANCOUVER
Rahimi-Pozveh, M., Malekian, M., Hemami, M. Assessing synonymy status of Allactaga firouzi and Allactaga hotsoni using cranial and dental morphometric characters. Journal of Animal Environment, 2012; 4(3): 69-82.
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