Ratio of cranial and skull volumes in 25 mammalian species
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Dec 31, 2015
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Cranial volume Skull volume Mammalian skull
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The aim of this project is to compare the ratio of (cranial volume; CV) to (skull volume; SV) in 25 mammalian species, 48 skulls (obtained from Chiang Mai Night Safari and Anatomy Laboratory, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai). The cranial volume was measured by using filled sorghum seed volume which manually packing and filling through the cranial cavity. The SV was measured by use of Buoyancy force of Archimedes’s principle. The data of CV/SV (%) were collected for basic and advance study of zoology and veterinary medicine. The results found that skull of Spinner dolphin showed the highest ratio of CV and SV about 184.682%. Nevertheless, the ratio of CV and SV of each species seem to be depended on morphology, weight and density of skull and also cranial volume and the different ratio of CV and SV from the similar taxon have been recorded in family Cervidae and Antelope from family Bovidae.
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Chanpanitkitchote, P., Tangphokhanon, W., Nomsiri, R., Kaewmong, P., Kongteung, P., & Nganvongpanit, K. (2015). Ratio of cranial and skull volumes in 25 mammalian species. Veterinary Integrative Sciences, 13(3), 165–177. Retrieved from https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/vis/article/view/146239
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Saragusty, J., Shavit-Meyrav, A., Yamaguchi, N., Nadler, R., Bdolah-Abram, T., Gibeon, L., Hildebrandt, T.B., Shamir, M.H., 2014a. Comparative skull analysis suggests species-specific captivityrelated malformation in lions (Panthera leo). PloS one 9, e94527. Saragusty, J., Shavit-Meyrav, A., Yamaguchi, N., Nadler, R., Bdolah-Abram, T., Gibeon, L., Hildebrandt, T.B., Shamir, M.H., 2014b. Comparative skull analysis suggests species-specific captivityrelated malformation in lions (Panthera leo). PLoS One 9, e94527.
Schmidt, M., Amort, K., Failing, K., Klingler, M., Kramer, M., Ondreka, N., 2014. Comparison of the endocranial- and brain volumes in brachycephalic dogs, mesaticephalic dogs and Cavalier King Charles spaniels in relation to their body weight. Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 56, 30.
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Sonne, C., Leifsson, P.S., Dietz, R., Born, E.W., Letcher, R.J., Kirkegaard, M., Muir, D.C., Andersen, L.W., Riget, F.F., Hyldstrup, L., 2005. Enlarged clitoris in wild polar bears (Ursus maritimus) can be misdiagnosed as pseudohermaphroditism. The Science of the total environment 337, 45-58.
Suraprasit, K., Jaeger, J.-J., Chaimanee, Y., Benammi, M., Chavasseau, O., Yamee, C., Tian, P., Panha, S., 2015. A complete skull of Crocuta crocuta ultima indicates a late Middle Pleistocene age for the Khok Sung (northeastern Thailand) vertebrate fauna. Quaternary International 374, 34-45.
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