USING PELVIS MORPHOLOGY TO IDENTIFY SEX IN MOOSE SKELETAL REMAINS

• Main Authors: Duetsch, Jason, Peterson, Rolf
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Lakehead University 2012
• Subjects: Alces alces; anatomy; moose; pelvis; Isle Royale; sex; tuberosity; ungulate; ischiatic arch; Thumb
• Online Access: http://alcesjournal.org/index.php/alces/article/view/90

The only published method for sex determination in even-toed ungulates (i.e., Cervidae) through the use of skeletal remains (excluding the skull) is pelvic suspensory tuberosity presence/absence in white-tailed (Odocoileus virginianus) and black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus). Tuberos...