Morphological patterns in the skulls of cats
Morphological patterns in the skulls of cats
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1095-8312.1983.tb00793.x
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发表时间：
1983-06
影响因子：
1.9
通讯作者：
L. Werdelin
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作者：
L. Werdelin
应用多元统计方法(主成分分析和对应分析)对22种159个标本的头骨和牙列的测量数据进行了分析。根据最近关于猫科动物系统学的工作(明显区分了大猫和小猫)，对所产生的模式进行了考虑。在每一组内都有子组。在小猫群中，发现一个亚群由山猫、加拿大山猫和可能的猫科动物组成。另一个亚群由孟加拉华山虎、红色华山虎、平坦华山虎和高山华山虎组成。这两个亚组与其他关于猫科动物系统学的工作非常一致。还发现了与其他工作不太一致的小组，并考虑了原因。在大型猫科动物中，有两个物种，即华彩猫科动物和星云猫科动物，这两个物种明显偏离了正常标准。文中还分析了产生这种偏差的原因。
Measurements on the skull and dentition of 159 specimens of 22 species of recent felid were analysed using multivariate statistical methods (principal components analysis and correspondence analysis). The resulting patterns were considered in the light of recent work on the systematics of felids (large cats and small cats were clearly differentiated). Within each group there are subgroups. In the small cat group one subgroup was found to consist of the species Lynx lynx, L. rufus, L. pardina, L. canadensis and possibly Felis manul. Another subgroup consisted of the species F. bengalensis, F. rubiginosa, F. planiceps and F. viverrina. These two subgroups agree well with other work on felid systematics. Subgroups which do not agree so well with other work were also found, and the reasons for this are considered. Within the large cats there are two species, F. concolor and Neofelis nebulosa, which are clearly deviant from the norm. The reasons for this deviation are also considered.