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In the two other equally parsimonious trees, the subspecies of C. dorcas except for pelzelni
are 00 a single branch together, thus dissolving the peculiar isabella I cora affiliation; one (Figure
2.6b) retains the comb-like asymmetry of pelzelni plus the gazella group; the other (Figure 2.6c)
places gazella and muscatensis in a branch of their own.
Table 2.5 Data set for cladistic analysis of Arabian gazelles.
(a) Character description
O· nasofrootal sutu re: o . wedge, I - arch
I - lacrimal fenestra:
o· usually no, I - yes
2· premaxilla: 0- usually contacLS nasal, I - usually not
3· median nasal lip: o - longer than lateral flanges, I - shorter
4 - supraorbital foramen: 0- single, I • multiple
5 . horn rings: 0- less than 15, *1 - 16-20,2· more lhan 20
6.' female hom length: O· >skulliength, *1 - 85-100%, 2· 70-~ 5%,
3· 85% of span, I - 65·85%, 2 - 27% of skull length, I . 22·27%, 2 - 98% as long as postorbital, I - 90-98%,
2 - 58% of braincase length, I . 97.5% of male, I - 95-97%, 2 . 140% of skull length, I - 130·140%,
2 - 125·130%,3 -