Table 5.Macroparameters of morphological diversity of skull in European and steppe polecats and other small mustelids (calibrated values).
Species | Diversity of skull’ size | Diversity of skull’ shape | ||||||
d | H | Hd | MO | d | H | Hd | MO | |
M. putorius | 4 | 8.99 ± 0.06 | 2.25 | 0.25 | 4 | 10.0 ± 0.09 | 2.50 | 0.17 |
M. eversmanii | 6 | 13.0 ± 0.11 | 2.17 | 0.23 | 3 | 7.06 ± 0.06 | 2.35 | 0.16 |
M. sibirica | 5 | 10.4 ± 0.08 | 2.08 | 0.31 | 3 | 7.54 ± 0.05 | 2.51 | 0.16 |
M. erminea | 2 | 4.40 ± 0.08 | 2.20 | 0.22 | 2 | 4.35 ± 0.06 | 2.17 | 0.23 |
M. lutreola | 6 | 12.7 ± 0.10 | 2.12 | 0.25 | 4 | 9.23 ± 0.06 | 2.31 | 0.18 |