Table 4.
Naivasha | Mosiro | Kimana | Samburu | |
---|---|---|---|---|
elevation (m) | highland >2000 |
highland 1000–1500 |
lowland 750–1000 |
lowland 600–650 |
rainfall (mm) | >600 | 400–600 | 200–400 | 350–400 |
vegetation | lakeside grassland | heavily grazed woodland and savannah | dry grassland and thorn scrub | dry grassland and thorn scrub |
resource base | cultivated crops abundant | no cultivated crops | some cultivated crops available | no cultivated crops |
weight | ||||
sex dimorphism | 1.48 | 1.5 | 1.34 | 1.58 |
male mean | 4.9 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 |
female mean | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 2.6 |
body length | ||||
sex dimorphism | 1.13 | 1.17 | 1.10 | 1.15 |
male mean | 43.5 | 42 | 42.6 | 39.8 |
female mean | 38.6 | 36 | 38.7 | 34.5 |
chest girth | ||||
sex dimorphism | 1.15 | 1.16 | 1.12 | 1.18 |
male mean | 35.7 | 33.9 | 32.7 | 32.7 |
female mean | 31.1 | 29.1 | 29.1 | 27.8 |
upper arm length | ||||
sex dimorphism | 1.11 | 1.2 | 1.14 | 1.18 |
male mean | 14.5 | 15 | 13.8 | 14.6 |
female mean | 13.1 | 12.5 | 12.1 | 12.4 |
leg (thigh) length | ||||
sex dimorphism | 1.15 | 1.17 | 1.16 | 1.21 |
male mean | 16.9 | 16.4 | 15.7 | 16.5 |
female mean | 14.7 | 14 | 13.5 | 13.6 |
tail length | ||||
sex dimorphism | 1.17 | 1.2 | 1.07 | 1.21 |
male mean | 61.8 | 64.8 | 58 | 67 |
female mean | 52.6 | 54.1 | 54.2 | 55.2 |