Dear Hannah,
I know nothing about this but I know that Torstein Sjovold
(Osteological Research Laboratory, Univ. of Stockholm) has
done work on this sort of thing. The reference given below
was about non-metric traits in foxes, including dental
ones.
Sjovold, T. 1977 Non-Metrical Divergence Between Skeletal
Populations. OSSA Volume 4, Supplement 1.
Another ref.
SJOVOLD, T. 1988 HERITABILITY STUDIES OF METRICAL AND
NON-METRICAL CRANIAL CHARACTERS. JOURNAL OF THE
ANTHROPOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF NIPPON 96 (2): 196-196
A work by others on mink:
Ulevicius A, Sidorovich V, Lauzhel G. 2001 Specificity of
non-metric parameters of American mink (Mustela vison)
populations in relation to habitat differences in Belarus
MAMMALIAN BIOLOGY 66 (1): 35-47
Cheers,
Alan.
> Oregan Hannah wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm working on fossil big cats and I've come across some interesting
> > dental traits in two populations. Does anyone know of any references on the
> > causes or inheritance of non metric traits in carnivores?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Hannah O'Regan
> >
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Dr Alan K. Outram
School of Geography and Archaeology
University of Exeter
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