Abstract
Twelve parameters were measured on skulls of four species of Peromyscus from Arkansas. Univariate statistical tests, multivariate analyses of variance, and principal axis factor analyses were performed on the data set and/or subsets in a search for species-level discriminating characters. Total length of skull was found to discriminate between skulls of P. maniculatis, P. leucopus, and a combined group of P. attwateri and P. gossypinus. Furthermore, the ratio of interorbital width and length of nasal bone was found to adequately discriminate between skulls of P. attwateri and P. gossypinus.
Recommended Citation
McDaniel, V. Rick; Tumlison, C. Renn; and McLarty, Phil
(1983)
"Mensural Discrimination of the Skulls of Arkansas Peromyscus,"
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science: Vol. 37, Article 15.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uark.edu/jaas/vol37/iss1/15
