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<p>In this study was quantified bacular size, variation, and allometry in mound-building mice (<italic>Mus spicilegus</italic>) from the western Carpathians (Slovakia). The study presents the first knowledge of morphological variation in three baculum traits based on the analysis of 11 adult and 60 subadult males. According to descriptive statistics, bacula are variable in size. Despite the small number of adult individuals, the Mann-Whitney test indicated significant differences (p &lt; 0.05) in proportions between age groups. However, to confirm these results, larger numbers of adults and subadults will need to be tested in the future.</p>
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In this study was quantified bacular size, variation, and allometry in mound-building mice (Mus spicilegus) from the western Carpathians (Slovakia). The study presents the first knowledge of morphological variation in three baculum traits based on the analysis of 11 adult and 60 subadult males. According to descriptive statistics, bacula are variable in size. Despite the small number of adult individuals, the Mann-Whitney test indicated significant differences (p < 0.05) in proportions between age groups. However, to confirm these results, larger numbers of adults and subadults will need to be tested in the future.

First knowledge of baculum size in males of the mound-building mouse (<italic>Mus spicilegus</italic> Petényi 1882) from Slovakia

Faculty of Humanities and Natural Sciences, Department of Biology

Acta Musei Silesiae, Scientiae Naturales

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First knowledge of baculum size in males of the mound-building mouse ( Petényi 1882) from Slovakia

In this study was quantified bacular size, variation, and allometry in mound-building mice (Mus spicilegus) from the western Carpathians (Slovakia). The study...

First knowledge of baculum size in males of the mound-building mouse (Mus spicilegus Petényi 1882) from Slovakia

Published Online: May 31, 2022

Page range: 183 - 188

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cszma-2022-0008

Keywords
variability, ospenis, allometry, OLS regression

© 2022 Alexander Csanády, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

First knowledge of baculum size in males of the mound-building mouse (Mus spicilegus Petényi 1882) from Slovakia

Published Online: May 31, 2022

Page range: 183 - 188

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cszma-2022-0008

Keywordsvariability, ospenis, allometry, OLS regression

© 2022 Alexander Csanády, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
variability, ospenis, allometry, OLS regression