The geographical variations of the skull in the lesser false vampire (Megaderma spasma) were osteometrically compared between the traditionally-accepted subspecies from Philippines, Borneo, Java, North and South Thailand-Peninsular Malaysia. In female the population from Philippines was larger than any other population in skull size, whereas in male, the size tendency was not clearly found. The population of North Thailand was smaller than the four other populations at least in mean value of measurements in both sexes. The canonical discriminant analysis essentially separated the populations in the scattergrams of discriminant scores. However, the plots of Java, North Thailand and South Thailand-Peninsular Malaysia populations were intermingled in male, and Borneo population could not be obviously separated from the Java and South Thailand-Peninsular Malaysia populations in female.
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1 March 2007
Multivariate analyses of the skull size and shape in the five geographical populations of the lesser false vampire
Hideki Endo,
Akiko Hayashida,
Katsuhiro Fukuta
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Mammal Study
Vol. 32 • No. 1
March 2007
Vol. 32 • No. 1
March 2007
geographical variation
lesser false vampire
Megaderma spasma
osteometry
skull