Sexual Dimorphism In The Ringtail (Bassariscus Astutus) From Texas

This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Frederick B. Stangl, Jr., Henry-Langston, Sarah, Lamar, Nicholas, Kasper, Stephen (2014): Sexual Dimorphism In The Ringtail (Bassariscus Astutus) From Texas. Occasional Papers of the Museum 328: 1-12, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15748560, URL: dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.420.7555 ABSTRACT Sexual dimorphism in the ringtail has been alluded to in the literature, but the phenomenon has not been documented.

We present a morphometric assessment of cranial and dental features for 152 specimens of Bassariscus astutus flavus from Texas and contiguous regions of northern Mexico. Sample composition relative to age and sex is biased heavily towards young adult males, with juveniles and senile adults of both sexes poorly represented. Adult males averaged larger than females, and were significantly so for 12 of 17 characters examined.