Craniometrical sexual dimorphism of the grey wolf (Canis lupus, Canidae, Carnivora) in Bulgaria

Cranial sexual dimorphism in grey wolf (Canis lupus Linnaeus, 1758) from Bulgaria has not been studied so far. Skulls from adult individuals from across the country were studied. Thirty-six parameters (35 craniodental measurements and a volumetric one) of each skull were measured. The Bulgarian wolf...

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Published in:Historia naturalis bulgarica
Main Authors: Uzunowa, Katelina, Koychev, Blagoy, Peeva, Stanislava, Raichev, Evgeniy, Spassov, Nikolai
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: National Museum of Natural History, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences 2024
Subjects:
Canis lupus
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.46.052
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Summary:Cranial sexual dimorphism in grey wolf (Canis lupus Linnaeus, 1758) from Bulgaria has not been studied so far. Skulls from adult individuals from across the country were studied. Thirty-six parameters (35 craniodental measurements and a volumetric one) of each skull were measured. The Bulgarian wolf population exhibits weak craniodental sexual dimorphism, which is male-biased, as is typical in canids with a monogamous social system. However, the sexual dimorphism is more pronounced than in the studied more northern populations.

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