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TABLE 2.<br />
Skull dimensions <strong>of</strong> male stoats<br />
Dimensions Age Number Range Arith-<br />
No.<br />
in <strong>of</strong><br />
metie<br />
years speci- mean<br />
mens<br />
( 0.5-1 384 34.7-45.5 39.81<br />
1 Basilar length ( 1 -6 548 35.5-47.4 41.39<br />
( 0.5-1 385 38.6-50.0 44.31<br />
:£ Condylobasal length ( 1 -6 557 39.5-52.5 45.91<br />
( 0.5-1 397 14.4-20.8 17.33<br />
3 Length <strong>of</strong> hard palate ( 1 -6 569 15.1-21.7 18.16<br />
4<br />
Length <strong>of</strong> interpterygoid ( 0.5-1 361 5.2- 8.0 6.44<br />
fossa ( 1 -6 510 5.5- 8.6 6.69<br />
5 Length from foramen magnum ( 0.5-1 382 19.5-25.2 22.51<br />
to hard palate ( 1 -6 549 20.1-25.9 23.18<br />
6 Length <strong>of</strong> tympanic bulla<br />
( 0.5-1 394 12.4-16.1 14.34<br />
( 1 -6 575 12.5-16.6 14.71<br />
( 0.5-1 404 9.5-15.1 11.90<br />
7 Length <strong>of</strong> upper row <strong>of</strong> teeth ( 1 -6 580 10.4-14.1 12.37<br />
8 Length <strong>of</strong> lower row<br />
9 Length <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong> teeth~<br />
upper canine tooth~<br />
0.5-1 373 11.8-17",4 14.96<br />
1 -6 552 12.8-17 .8 15.61<br />
0.5-1 404 3.6- 5.5 4.41<br />
1 -6 581 3.6- 5.8 4.56<br />
( 0.5-1 401 1.1- 2.5 1.70<br />
10 Length <strong>of</strong> upper molar tooth (<br />
1 -6 577 1.1- 2.5 1.76<br />
11 Length <strong>of</strong> lower canine<br />
tooth~<br />
0.5-1 391 4.0- 6.2 5.07<br />
1 -6 569 4.1- 6.3 5.25<br />
( 0.5-1 405 6.7-10.9 8.86<br />
12 Rostral width ( 1 -6 580 7.2-11.2 9.37<br />
13 Interorbital width<br />
14<br />
( 0.5-1 401 8.4-12.8 10.53<br />
( 1 -6 574 8.3-13.0 11.10<br />
Width between ends <strong>of</strong> ( 0.5-1 393 10.2-15.7 12.72<br />
supraorbital processes ( 1 -6 562 10.8-16.2 13.37<br />
( 0.5-1 395 8.8-12.8 10.59<br />
15 Postorbital width ( '1 -6 570 7.8-12.7 10.59<br />
16 Zygomatic width<br />
17 Mastoid width<br />
( 0.5-1 337 20.2-28.4 24.37<br />
( 1 -6 504 20.0-30.2 25.60<br />
( 0.5-1 389 17.5-25.0 21.40<br />
( 1 -6 558 18.4-26.4 22.28<br />
( 0.5-1 388 18.4-23.7 20.79<br />
18 Auricular width ( 1 -6 557 18.2-23.0 20.96<br />
19 Width <strong>of</strong> hard palate<br />
20 Width <strong>of</strong> tympanic bullae<br />
21 Width <strong>of</strong> nasal aperture<br />
( 0.5-1 399 10.7-15.7 13.45<br />
( 1 -6 577 11.5-16.9 13.98<br />
( 0.5-1 395 6.2- 9.9 7.78<br />
( 1 -6 574 6.4- 9.4 8.02<br />
( 0.5-1 390 3.8- 5.8 4.63<br />
( 1 -6 561 4.0-6.1 4.84<br />
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