Previous morphometric studies based on linear measurements of female structures of the aculeus, mesonotum, and wing revealed the existence of seven morphotypes within the Anastrepha fraterculus cryptic species complex along the Neotropical Region. The current research followed linear and geometric morphometric approaches in 40 population samples of the nominal species Anastrepha fraterculus (Wi...

We investigated twenty-six strains of Xanthidium antilopaeum Kütz. and seven strains of X. cristatum Ralfs isolated from various European localities or obtained from public culture collections. A combination of molecular, geometric morphometric, and morphological data were used to reveal the patterns of the phylogenetic and morphological differentiation of these taxonomically very compli-cated ...

the genus jaculusis distributed in palearctic desert and semi-desert areas, extending from central asia to the western sahara in the north africa. in iran three species of three-toed jerboa have been reported: jaculus jaculus from the south west and west of iran, jaculus blanfordi from the northeast, east and central part of iran and jaculus thaleri from the east of iran. in present study, the ...

Since its first description in 2004, Homo floresiensis has been attributed to a species of its own, a descendant of H. erectus or another early hominid, a pathological form of H. sapiens, or a dwarfed H. sapiens related to the Neolithic inhabitants of Flores. In this contribution, we apply a geometric morphometric analysis to the skull of H. floresiensis (LB1) and compare it with skulls of norm...

100 500 words Dental morphology has long been utilized in anthropology as a means to examine biological affinity (Irish, 1997, 1998, 2005). Dental morphological variation has traditionally been recorded in accordance with the Arizona State University Dental Anthropology System (ASUDAS) scoring procedures (Turner et al., 1991) in which morphological traits were scored either by presence or absen...

The examination of raptor pellets can be used to evaluate Arctic biodiversity. We found the remains Meadow Vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus) and Ungava Collared Lemming (Dicrostonyx hudsonius) in from Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) nesting northern part Peninsula. differentiated two species by visual identification geometric morphometric analysis molar shape. results our study combined with historica...