Morphometric characteristics of the weasel (Mustela nivalis L.) in the light of literature data
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https://doi.org/10.17243/mavk.2023.107Kulcsszavak:
weasel, Mustela nivalis, scull morphometric parameters, body morphometric parametersAbsztrakt
A menyét (Mustela nivalis L.) morfometriai jellemzői a szakirodalmi adatok tükrében. There is relatively little data available on the morphometrics of the weasel, so in the present study, we attempt to summarise the main characteristics that have been reported from European studies concerning the foretype of Mustela nivalis. Accordingly, we have summarised the body size and cranial morphology data reported in 22 studies from 18 countries. We included the mean and extreme values of these parameters, as known from the literature. The fact that in many cases, even the easy-to-record body parameters are not given (EL is missing in most cases, followed by HFL, BW, and BL) makes it very difficult to compare and evaluate them together. The same can be said for some parameters of the skull (BcB, EctB, BcH, among others). When comparing the literature data, we found that there was a significant deviation for some morphological parameters, despite the fact that the measurement followed the conventional methodology both in terms of recording sites and the instruments used for the measurement. This great deviation may be partly explained by the lack of knowledge of age and sex and the small number of elements. Morphometric variation between subspecies can be very significant, so subspecies affiliation is not an irrelevant factor in the comparative analysis of results from different countries. Based on the findings of the relevant literature summarised as the basis for the morphometric study we have compiled and presented here, the analysis of morphometric data is missing at the European scale as well, as there are only a few studies in the international literature that evaluate the sample by age and sex, based on representative element numbers, and in Hungary, no such work has been done.
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