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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