Faculty Mentor
Dr. Judd A Case
Document Type
Poster
Publication Date
5-2020
Department
Biology
Abstract
The purpose of this comparative study is to explore the correlation between skull morphology and prey acquisition among felids, mustelids (weasels, badgers, wolverines), and canids (wolves, foxes); with a focus on North American felids (house cat, lynx, puma). Previous studies have focused on the evolution of carnivores, which include the species to be examined in this study. Using the measurement methods laid out by Radinsky (1981a; 1984), the size of skull components are compared to overall body size to determine the rate of scaling of skull features with body size with statistical evaluations of skull measurements within and between the three selected North American carnivore groups. Additionally, these skull features will be correlated with the body size of possible prey to determine if there are limitations on prey size with ranges of skull parameters which may be indicative of bite strength.
Recommended Citation
Destin, Ashley and Case, Judd A., "Size Scaling in the Skull of North American Felids as Adaptations for Prey Acquisition" (2020). 2020 Symposium Posters. 19.
https://dc.ewu.edu/srcw_2020_posters/19
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